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French Cider (soon to be Calvados)

184 calories 12.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: French Cider
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 4.125 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (steeping grains only)
Source: wasatch back fruit tree project
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 29th 2024
1.057
1.005
6.8%
0.0
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
33 lb US - Apple juice33 lb Apple juice 5.8 1 97.1%
1 lb US - Corn Sugar1 lb Corn Sugar 42 0 2.9%
34 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Red Star - Premier Blanc Yeast
Amount:
7.25 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Salt Lake City, Utah (City Creek 2020 report)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle 0.29 1.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 3.84 15.4  
Pre boil volume 4.13 16.5  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 4.13 16.5  
Going into fermentor 4.13 16.5  
Total: 0.29 1.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Juice from homegrown apples 240oz
Langers organic apple juice 288oz
Organic sugar 16oz
10-28-2024
mixed apples juices in carboy all at room temp
dissolved sugar and yeast with 48 oz apple juice and added to aerated carboy.
pitched yeast at 6 pm
OG 1.055

12-9-2024
bottled 8~750ml w/o any priming sugar
saved 10 liters to distill at later date.
SG 0.0098
Very dry and light bodied. clean flavor and easy drinking

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  • Last Updated: 2024-12-09 22:56 UTC