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Grapefruit Cider

210 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: New England Cider
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Chris Denney
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 11th 2019
1.065
1.004
7.9%
0.0
5.9
1.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Apple30 lb Apple 5.6 0 93.8%
2 lb Brown Sugar2 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 6.3%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 oz Grapefruit Juice Concentrate Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Cider Yeast WLP775
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: CO2       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
WESTFIELD, MA Granville Res
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 0.42 1.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 3.58 14.3  
Pre boil volume 4 16  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 0.42 1.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Make a starter with apple cider and water to get to 1.035. Added 1/4tsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient in the 1000ml starter. I waited until the yeast was completely finished fermenting the starter. I cold crashed, decanted the starter cider and pitch the yeast slurry.

Use fresh pressed cider from local orchard. Add 1 campden tablet per gallon of cider and wait 24 hours. StarSan the heck out of the rim of the jugs and caps so that they're clean once you're ready to pour into carboy.

Boil 2 quarts of water with brown sugar to dissolve and sterilize. Add to cold cider in carboy. Should stabilize the temperature just fine especially if taking the cider from a cold fridge.

Add 1tsp of Fermax to 4 gallons of cider/sugar blend. Pitch yeast and fermented in cool basement around 60 degrees air temp.

Keg and back sweeten with 2 cans of 100% grapefruit juice.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-11 02:47 UTC