Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Currently in the brewers

   Well here we go.



Currently in the left hand brewer we have a Cidar going, this is a clone receipe for Strongbow and we are looking forward to tasting it to see how close it is. It requires for 23L.
1.65kg (1 can) Black Rock Cidar
1kg light dried malt
0.5kg lactose powder
50ml pear schnapps essence
(receipe courtesy - one stop brew shop)

In the right hand brewer we have an American Pale Ale, this is our favourite brew and the only receipe that we will not publish. I will say that it uses Amarillo hops in the 1st and 2nd fermentation's. It normally comes out at about 4 - 4.5% alc.

In the middle brewer we have a Mead on the way made from mostly Iron bark honey it has a very pale colour to it and once its racked off (transferred off the sediment) it should clear out to a very light gold.
It requires for 4.5L
1.5kg tasty honey
3.5L water
4gm yeast nutrient
Lalvin D47 yeast
Very simply boil 2L of water, take off the heat, add the honey and nutrient, stir, cool to 25 - 30 degrees Celsius put in fermenter add the rest of the water and the yeast stir vigorously and insert air lock. Let it ferment for about 3 - 4 weeks rack off to next fermenter leave for 1 - 2 months and bottle. Because of the high alcohol content 12 - 15% it will need to mature for at least 8 months and longer if possible.

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