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Stace Fell Hard Cider

1011 calories 63.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Fruit Cider
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.500 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (steeping grains only)
Source: Del Moses for Capitoline Statesman, Nano Brewery
Calories: 1011 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 63.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 16th 2017
1.293
1.032
34.2%
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12.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Honey6 lb Honey 42 2 14%
4 lb Brown Sugar4 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 9.3%
0.50 lb Maltodextrin0.5 lb Maltodextrin 39 0 1.2%
0.90 lb Turbinado0.9 lb Turbinado 44 10 2.1%
31.60 lb Apple Juice31.6 lb Apple Juice 46 1.06 73.5%
43 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
86%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
78 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 597 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 9.08 g | 36.3 qt) 5.58 22.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.08 g | 36.3 qt) 8.1 32.4  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -3.95 -15.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.87 3.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 5.58 22.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

480 oz of apple juice
Added .9 lb of Turbinado.
Made a 2 step starter of WLP001
Brought apple juice to build and mixed in honey, brown sugar, and turbinado.





Original Instructions
This brew is an iteration of a few ciders using different grain bills (juice to honey ratios) with various yeasts.

Notes:
5lbs = 5 Gal. Apple Juice (if this is your first cider, use organic juice without potassium sorbate; it will kill the yeast and not ferment). Don't think I used maltodextrin here.

The rest of the grain bill is accurate. If a little less kick is needed, try one of the alternates below. I'm using WLP001 this time because of its tolerance for high alcohol, higher fermenting temp and because it finishes sweater (personally I prefer the dryness of the EC-1118 but then it's closer to Cyser territory).

I'm thinking ABV should be close to 10%. Also, because OG will be relatively high I'm using a starter. One could also double pitch with decent results. I've pitched one yeast pack before and still not had any problems.

Basic steps: Boil 2 gal. apple juice and add honey stirring constantly. (Honey is heavy and will sink to the bottom. It burns easily like candi syrup.) Boil juice, honey and sugar together for at least 20 minutes. Combine wort with remaining juice once temps drop to pitching levels.

HISTORIC
YEAST / OG / FG
WLP775 / 1.073 / 1.012 -5 gal. juice to 3 lbs honey
WLP005 / 1.087 / 1.030 -6 gal. juice to 6 lbs honey(4 gal. split)
EC-1118 / 1.087 / 1.011 -6 gal. juice to 6 lbs honey (2 gal. split)

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