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Dave’s Killer Cider

230 calories 14.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Apple Wine
Boil Time: 1 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.095 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 9th 2019
1.071
1.005
8.7%
0.0
10.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Brown Sugar4 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 3.9%
36 oz Honey36 oz Honey 35 2 2.2%
96 lb Cider96 lb Cider 4.7 1 93.9%
102.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 tsp Pectic Enzyme Fining Primary 0 min.
2 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient Other Primary 0 min.
3 tsp Pectic Enzyme Fining Secondary 0 min.
3 tsp gelatin Fining Secondary 0 min.
3 tsp potassium sorbate Fining Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A40 Bubbles
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 229 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 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
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (-1.29 g). Reduce mash thickness to 0 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 11.29 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates -2.5 g | -10 qt)    
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 11.54 46.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.53 g | 30.1 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 7.5 30  
Top off amount 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: -1.29 -5.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Heated about 1/3 gallon juice with brown sugar and honey to dissolve. No campden tablet, as we do not want to add sulfites.

Somewhat based on https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/74272/hard-cider
And
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/apple-blackberry-cider.449656/#post-5773948

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