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Megan's Medicine

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Common Cider
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.009 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Source: Me
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 27th 2016
1.054
1.010
5.8%
0.0
11.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.40 oz Brown Sugar6.4 oz Brown Sugar 45 15 2.4%
256 oz Louisburg Cider Mill Cider256 oz Louisburg Cider Mill Cider - (late boil kettle addition) 5.6 2 97.6%
262.40 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme Fining Primary --
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Primary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Cider 4766
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 1.1 oz       CO2 Level: 1.8 Volumes
 
Notes

Mixed 2 gal cider with brown sugar
Took gravity reading (1.054)
Added Pectic Enzyme
Smacked yeast pack (doh!...waited 3 hours)
Pitched yeast with nutrient
Primary 2 weeks
Secondary 4 weeks (0.980)

RED CAPS: Back sweetened to taste (1.010-1.011) with brown sugar around 3 tsp per bottle
BLACK CAPS: Back sweetened to taste with stevia around 4.5 tsp per bottle
Primed to 1.7-1.8 vols using priming sugar (1.1 oz)
Bottle condition 2 weeks

Tasting
I (and everyone else) preferred the brown sugar to the stevia. Aroma was less than desirable. Extract to correct aroma? Next time back sweeten with concentrate.

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