Thursday, April 18, 2013
20% Project, Update
The mash is doing well. I will take another alcohol reading and taste test it tonight and update this post. I tasted it after our virtual class, and it actually tasted decent! I am going to do a little bit of research into the bottle process before I undertake it so I do it right. I will post a picture of the mash tonight!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
20% Project
So I have a mash currently fermenting. . .so far at 3.9% apv (alcohol per volume). If anybody is interested, the flavor combination (it's a cider) is acai, blueberry, pomegranate, almond, honey, sage, and thyme. I am planning at least two to three more brews, possibly 4. Depends on supply procurement, and yeast supplies. I will need more buckets because of the time required. I will bring samples for tasting of the different ciders that I have ready for tasting for the field testing day probably. The next flavor blends I am planning are:
Candied Apple (apple with cocoa powder, maybe nutmeg), Buster (named for my dog, will be either strawberry-lime or raspberry-lime), Capone (named for a friend's dog, mango-peach-strawberry), Tikal (a Classic Mayan city and one of the major power centers, aloe and agave, possibly with cinnamon). Any flavor suggestions are much appreciated! I will post a picture of the mash fermenting tomorrow night. There are a lot of different substances involved in cidermaking. It's not just the yeast!
Candied Apple (apple with cocoa powder, maybe nutmeg), Buster (named for my dog, will be either strawberry-lime or raspberry-lime), Capone (named for a friend's dog, mango-peach-strawberry), Tikal (a Classic Mayan city and one of the major power centers, aloe and agave, possibly with cinnamon). Any flavor suggestions are much appreciated! I will post a picture of the mash fermenting tomorrow night. There are a lot of different substances involved in cidermaking. It's not just the yeast!
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