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Eric's Hard Cider

192 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Common Cider
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Eric Powell
Calories: 192 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 21st 2019
1.059
1.008
6.7%
0.0
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
256 oz Apple256 oz Apple 5.6 0 88.9%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 5.6%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 5.6%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g cinnamon Flavor Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 58 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.95 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.02 g | 8.1 qt) 1.87 7.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.98 7.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.75 g | 15 qt) 3.6 14.4  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 1.87 7.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boil 3 gallons of fresh pressed apple cider from local orchard (Isom's in Northern Alabama), 0.6 gallons top-up water, brown sugar and honey for 30 minutes.

Cool and transfer to sanitized fermenter. Add cinnamon sticks, close and ferment for 7 days ~ 70F.

Transfer to secondary for additional 7 days.

Crash cool to 32F for 12 - 24 hours (final settling) then rack to bottles or keg for carbonation.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-21 20:38 UTC