Hard Apple Cider
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:42 pm
Robert Johnson
First Place Winner 1996 Kansas City Bier Miesters' Competiton
1 Gallon Batch
1 Gal. Louisburg Apple Cider
1/2 tsp. Peptic Enzyme Powder
1/2 tsp. Acid Blend
1/4 tsp. Grape Tannin
1/4 tsp. Yeast Nutrient
3 Campden Tablets (2 in the Primary, 1 in the Secondary)
1 pkg. Vinter's Choice Dry Mead Yeast
2 ozs. White Sugar-4 tsp. in 4 ozs. water (Bottling)
Brewer's Comment's
The cider was really quite easy to make. One day my parents dropped off a jug of Louisburg cider. So I threw in the extra ingredients, pitched the yeast, racked it a couple of times, let it clarify, bottled it, and waited three months.
First Place Winner 1996 Kansas City Bier Miesters' Competiton
1 Gallon Batch
1 Gal. Louisburg Apple Cider
1/2 tsp. Peptic Enzyme Powder
1/2 tsp. Acid Blend
1/4 tsp. Grape Tannin
1/4 tsp. Yeast Nutrient
3 Campden Tablets (2 in the Primary, 1 in the Secondary)
1 pkg. Vinter's Choice Dry Mead Yeast
2 ozs. White Sugar-4 tsp. in 4 ozs. water (Bottling)
Brewer's Comment's
The cider was really quite easy to make. One day my parents dropped off a jug of Louisburg cider. So I threw in the extra ingredients, pitched the yeast, racked it a couple of times, let it clarify, bottled it, and waited three months.