Saturday, March 22, 2008

Moosbeere-Apfel Verrücktheit

Started: 03/22/2008
Status: Bottled and Collecting Dust

This batch is somewhat of a spin-off of the Apfelwein recipe that I made last month. I used a different brand of apple juice, added more sugar, and put in a bit of Cranberry juice cocktail to give a different little bite to it. I dissolved the turbinado sugar in a saucepan of apple juice to make sure it mixed in well. It tastes vaguely similar to the first Apfelwein, but the added sugars gave it a boozy flavor, and the cranberry juice didn't particularly ferment well. It's barely drinkable and taking up space.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4.5 Gallons HEB Central Market Organics Unfiltered Apple Juice
  • 0.5 Gallon Organic Cranberry Juice Cocktail
  • 2 lbs. Dextrose Monohydrate
  • 1.25 lbs. Turbinado Sugar (AKA Sugar in the Raw)
  • 5 oz. RedStar Montrachet Dry Wine Yeast
ABV: 9.25%
Force Carbonation in 5 gallon cornelius keg @ 40° F, 12 psi.

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