
Scott’s Cherry Mead
Ferment at 62°F (17°C).
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Ferment at 62°F (17°C).
The original gravity is for the total amount of honey used, but it is not added all at once. Wilcox suggests starting with a 1:2 ratio of honey to water and adding the rest during or after fermentation. See Meadmaker…
Clean all equipment and apples thoroughly before pressing and press directly into the sanitized primary fermentation vessel. Save 1/2 gal. (1.89 L) of juice and freeze it to use for blending to your desired sweetness level after the secondary maturation…
Employ a two-stage cryo-concentration to prepare fresh sweet cider for fermentation. Freeze juice at 22°F (-5.6°C) in two 5 gal. bottling buckets. Remove from freezer and drain through the bottling spigot until 4.5 gal. (17 L) total liquid is collected…
Mash at 156°F (69°C). Ferment at 68°F (20°C) for 2–3 days. Alternatively, ferment with yeast for clean version with a Lactobacillus culture added. Allow to ferment to a gravity of 1.030. Crash cool, centrifuge, or pasteurize to stop or inhibit…
Use 4.5 gallons (17 L) carbon filtered water, adjust with 4 grams gypsum. Step mash: 45 minutes at 150°F (66°C), ramp to 170°F (77°C) over 15 minutes (or ramp by infusing 2.5 gallons boiling water), rest 10 minutes at…
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Mash in at 113°F (45°C) for a 20-minute ferulic acid rest. Raise to 156°F (69°C) and hold for 60 minutes. Bring full wort volume to a boil; boil 60 minutes. Chill to 68°F (20°C) and aerate. Decant and pitch 68°F…
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