Graff Extract Experiment Brew Session

Brew Session Info

10/29/2018
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

11/15 - racked to secondary, two by 1 gallon fermenters. One fermentor with 0.5oz of apple crisp and 1 cup of pomegranate juice. The other fermentor just 0.5oz of apple crisp. The sample is interesting as it has elements of cider but smells more like a beer. I'll have to try it carbed up but it's not bad actually, and I don't really care for cider. 12/7 - bottling today using sugar drops. Pulled 1.006 on the pycnometer. Only tried the non-juiced version. It had a great hop smell with a tart taste but not overwhelming. I'm anxious to try this.

Boil

Boil

1.044 NaN (estimated)
1.25 gallons liters 0.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
30 minutes minutes (30 minutes estimated)
1 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 1.25 gallonsliters at 1.044 for 30 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.044.

You wanted an OG of 1.054. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

2.5 gallons liters 2.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.054 (1.054 predicted)
1.006 (1.006 predicted)

Conditioning

12/7/2018
10
Dextrose
oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 3/7/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours 2.5 fingers of long lasting foam, hazy yellow in color. Aroma is a peachy cider along with a bready yeast. Flavor is a muted cider, with the very tart edge taken off. Body is light to medium and the nucleation is somewhat soft. Overall it's pretty good but nothing special, pretty bland. It has lost something since I last scored it. 3 stars as I wouldn't be upset if I ordered this in a bar but I wouldn't order another.

CheeseNips

Tasted on 12/18/2018 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours about half a finger of foam that dissipates almost immediately, color is slightly pale yellow. Aroma is yeast phenolic and a sort of pineapple fruitiness. Flavor is very fruity and phenolic-y, fruit flavor is hard to pin down though, and then there is a cider tartness that hits at the end but does off quickly. Body is thin but not quite watery with a nucleation sharpness. Overall, I like this beverage even though it has no real precedent in my drinking past. On my enjoyment of it, I'll go with 4 stars, but that doesn't mean much as I don't really have anything to compare it to.

Recipe Facts

Graff Extract Experiment
New World Cider
  • 2.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 2.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.054 OG
  • 1.006 FG
  • 12.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.22 BG:GU
  • 2.0° SRM Color
  • 85% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 177 per 12oz Calories
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