Nada y Todo » apfelwein http://nadaytodo.com A Healthy Dose of Political Commentary Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cherry Apfelwein Recipe http://nadaytodo.com/2009/06/cherry-apfelwein-recipe/ http://nadaytodo.com/2009/06/cherry-apfelwein-recipe/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:26:22 +0000 Matt http://nadaytodo.com/?p=256 So I’ve decided to start a new batch of Apfelwein based around EdWort’s Apfelwein Recipe.  Instead of following the recipe I’ll be using four gallons of apple juice and a gallon of black cherry juice.  I’d also like to keep it on the “less boozey” side so I can consume a fair amount of my craft instead of just a couple of the 8.5% ABV Rocket Fuel,  so I’ll only be using a pound of dextrose instead of two!  However the biggest departure from the original recipe will probably be the use of Safale S-04 Ale Yeast in place of the Red Star Montrachet.

Cherry Apfelwein Ingredients

What we have here is the raw ingredients for our Cherry Apfelwein Recipe.

  • 4 Gallons of Unpreserved Apple Juice (Pasteurized and Abscorbic Acid is OK)
  • 1 Gallon Pasteurized Black Cherry Juice
  • 1 lbs. Dextrose (Corn Sugar, raises ABV in five gallon batches by 1%)
  • 3 tsp. Wine Nutrient (Diammonium Phosphate)
  • 1 11.5g Pack of Safale S-04
  • Original Gravity of 1.060, guessing on a Final Gravity in the .995-1.00 range for an ABV of around 6.3-6.7%

The plan is to ferment this in the low 60’s untill the gravity is steady, at which point I will rack the apfelwein to a secondary to clear and bulk condition.  Should have an interesting color when completed, especially compared to normal apfelwein.  Pic of the must after the jump.

Cherry Apfelwein Must

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Pint of Apfelwein! Yes Yes?

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