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ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1348
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 01:44 am: | 
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Well I picked up stuff for another batch today as well as two new 6.5 g carboys. I made a substitution for the muscovada sugar 13$ and went with 5#'s of dark brown sugar and 2/3 molassas 6$? I went the the bee keeper and picked up the honey direct for 23$ for 10# vs 38$
I didnt sub the sugars to save money but after two stores didn't have it I didnt want to drive to the health food store.
My question of the day should have been how to change the recipe up some but it is late for that now. My qestion is is it ok that I just heated up 12 gal of juice enough to melt all the sugars and apple butter and DME but didn't take it to boiling. I figured the 4 other gals of apple juice aren't called out to be boiled? |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1350
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 02:21 am: |
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after mixing this all up in that 6.5 gal carboy I can suggest to modify the recipe to 4 gals of juice which would be near 5 gals after all the sugar and DME. |
Paul Muth
Member
Username: Pjmuth
Post Number: 197
Registered: 10-2002
Posted From: 68.210.76.58
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 03:26 am: |
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ELK,
You are doing the primary in a 6.5 carboy???
Don't you dare stir it up like you did with the ABC in the bucket.! In the carboy it will be like a fire hose instead of a mild eruption down the heat vent..!!
lol.!
Paul |
George
Junior Member
Username: Ggenovez
Post Number: 33
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 24.0.68.122
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 03:35 am: |
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Forgive my ignorace but what is ABC? |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1355
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 04:03 am: |
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Apple butter Cyser. a 20% apple juice sugar/ honey/honey butter concoction. AKA "LPR" liquid panty remover. applebuttercyser.com 6 months to bottle and I guess the more years later the better to enjoy. I figure If the wife and or I dont like it we can give it away as xmas presents or something.
Rest assured that I am frightfull of that little head space and nozzle looking thing neck. No dancing in the house for a week. I might add o2 in 15 hrs and skip the 48 hr thing. I will have a blowoff tube and bucket handy. I will also test the waters. I have never seen anything like that except vinagar and baking soda. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 3875
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.227.171.151
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 04:59 am: |
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Making two batches in a week? What, are you planning for an orgy in 2010?  |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1356
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 05:17 am: |
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that would be my 50th B-day party maybe I could tell the wifey your suggestion. Dont know what got into me chumley. And basically the same recipe to boot. I was thinking about 10 gals thats 40 liters which is alot of 20% to drink. |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 4447
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.57.229.8
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 02:16 pm: |
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I've still got four or five bottles left from a batch of ABC I made in 2000. I like it, but it's just too strong (in both flavor and alcohol) to drink as a regular beverage. I save it for when we have guests who appreciate something unique. |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1360
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 07:29 pm: |
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I think the recipe should be rivised:
"Caution: this monster likes to be left alone. any attempt to stir or arerate may lead to a big Mess."
I just added O2. The test stir first didn't seem to anger the apple gods but O2 vavle a crack stirs up a hornet nest in a hurry. I had to palm it! that is cover the top with my palm to slow the flow and yet prevent an explosion conditon.. Whew...never again. |
Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 1966
Registered: 03-2002
Posted From: 167.4.1.38
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 08:39 pm: |
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I would split the primary into the 2 carboys, then combine back into one after krausen subsides. You will lose a lot to blowoff otherwise.
Heating up 1 gallon of juice to melt the sugars, honey, etc is fine; no need to boil. Are you resuing the yeast cake from the previous batch, or did you remake a new starter? |
Doug Pescatore
Senior Member
Username: Doug_p
Post Number: 1745
Registered: 10-2002
Posted From: 141.232.1.1
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 08:51 pm: |
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I just went out and bought the supplies for this brew. I couldn't resist.
-Doug |
Ron Siddall
New Member
Username: El_cid
Post Number: 20
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 198.135.241.18
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 12:02 am: |
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I think Chumley is fishing for an invite.... |
Doug Pescatore
Senior Member
Username: Doug_p
Post Number: 1746
Registered: 10-2002
Posted From: 68.64.185.27
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 02:39 am: |
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I have two questions.
First, does any of the apple flavor come through in the final product? After buying the supplies (minus the honey) I realized just how busy this thing is.
Second question, how much does 1 gallon of honey weigh?
-Doug |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1363
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 02:59 am: |
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skot, can tell us the flavor. Taste your apple butter first so you know how much clove flavor it has. The krausen is less than 1/2" thick on mine so its dormant unless you try to add O2 using a ss sintered deal. then its like an Alaskan volcano.
Doug, did you find the muscovado sugar? how much? taste it and then some regular brown sugar. not much difference. I really cant believe you can taste the apple butter and mine was 5$ a lb. |
Doug Pescatore
Senior Member
Username: Doug_p
Post Number: 1747
Registered: 10-2002
Posted From: 68.64.185.27
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 03:08 am: |
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ELK,
I live in sugar country down here in south florida. I can raw sugar in liquid or crystal form, but my experience with store bought muscuvado sugar is similar to yours as far as taste. I ended up going with 2 pounds of dark brown sugar and 3 pounds of light brown sugar. If this turns out really good I will venture down to the mills and get raw sugar for the next batch.
-Doug |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 4459
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.57.229.8
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 03:25 am: |
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Doug, yes, there is certainly apple flavor (along with many others) in ABC. The overall flavor is very complex and difficult to describe. As for the weight of honey, 12-12.5 lbs. per gallon is typical. |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1365
Registered: 01-2003
Posted From: 67.177.25.240
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 03:57 am: |
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at the honey/bee keeper place I saw that they had 75#'s on each full to the top 5 gal bucket.
Only proble mDoug is that I will have to have these 2 carboys around at room temp for 6 months and then bottle conditon at what temp? |
Roger
Intermediate Member
Username: Roger456
Post Number: 331
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 64.142.50.192
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 07:15 pm: |
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Weigh the buckets before you pay for what they are calling 75lbs of honey in a 5gal bucket. When I worked for a honey business, we could only get 65-68lbs into a 5gal bucket (filled to the 5gal mark, there is about 3/4" to the rim of the bucket). |
Chris Chila
New Member
Username: Cchila
Post Number: 18
Registered: 09-2005
Posted From: 63.118.20.194
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 09:54 pm: |
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Will any other yeast work with ABC? US-56 maybe?? |
Doug Pescatore
Senior Member
Username: Doug_p
Post Number: 1749
Registered: 10-2002
Posted From: 141.232.1.1
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:00 pm: |
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Chris,
I have a bunch of US56 on hand and have decided to go with that as my yeast for this first shot. Knowing how far this yeast ferments things I am sure it will do the job. I have had Nottingham ferment a beer to 13.65% alcohol and after a long secondary (several months), there was still enough active yeast to carb up the bottles.
-Doug |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 4471
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.57.229.8
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:19 pm: |
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The White Labs WLP099 super high gravity yeast has a reputation for harsh flavors, but I haven't used it. Distiller's yeast would certainly have the muscle, but again I have concerns about flavor. I don't know that any beer yeast (perhaps Nottingham?) has what it takes to ferment to 20 percent ABV. Champagne yeast would be an option. However, I think Wyeast 3347 is the yeast of choice. |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1721
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 194.39.131.39
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 02:49 pm: |
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"skot, can tell us the flavor. "
Huh?
On the taste difference of Muscavado I think that there is a major flavor difference between it an processed brown sugar. Muscavado is in a raw form that is much more robust than white sugar that has had molasses added back into it.
I do think that Apple Butter adds a flavor profile and richness to ABC. I have had ABC from brewers that have left out the Apple Butter and their ABC seemed very thin.
ABC is a beverage that really needs all of the basic ingredients. They together form a very amazing final product. All the parts make the product.
When I get home from Germany maybe I will do some tasting of various available Apple Butters
C'ya!
-Scott |
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