Ingredients
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5 gallons apple cider (from a local farm)
2 lbs of local wildflower honey
2 lbs light brown sugar
2 (1/4 ounce) packages red star champagne yeast
Preparation
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mix honey and brown sugar with 1 gallon of cider while heating on stove (simmered, not boiled).
Add 4 gallons of cider with heated mixture and pour into fermenter.
Add 2 pkgs champagne yeast (hydrated).
Ferment for 2 weeks at 68F & Transfer to secondary, aged 4-6 weeks.
Bottling - added 3/4 cup corn sugar and 12 oz lactose.
OG: 1.072
FG: 1.001.
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