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Pale Ale in the fermenter last night. 

Should be a good drink.  ABV should come in low 5's, and IBU around 44. 

Late edition El Dorado Hops should give it a tropical fruit characteristic, and low bitters. 

I'll dry hop with US Delta the last 3 days to give it a little hop punch. 

Should be a good beer for people that don't like a hoppy beer.

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Starting another hard cider this morning. Making a few changes because I want a fruitier, crisper, less sweet one this time. So, no added sugar which means lower alcohol and hopefully more apple flavor. And since this Louisburg Cider Mill Cider isn’t very tart, I added in some acid and tannin. I’ve got a cold closet in going to ferment this in too. 

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Just pure Cider—1.048 specific gravity should yield around 6% alcohol, depending on where it stops. 

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About 5-½ gallons coming in a couple months.

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9 minutes ago, ness said:

Starting another hard cider this morning. Making a few changes because I want a fruitier, crisper, less sweet one this time. So, no added sugar which means lower alcohol and hopefully more apple flavor. And since this Louisburg Cider Mill Cider isn’t very tart, I added in some acid and tannin. I’ve got a cold closet in going to ferment this in too. 

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Just pure Cider—1.048 specific gravity should yield around 6% alcohol, depending on where it stops. 

DEBD0FFC-58D8-4477-AC63-B0D45447ED69.jpeg

About 5-½ gallons coming in a couple months.

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       Bet that would go good with fruitcake :)

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I tell you, I’m like a kid in a liquor store. Every day I get home from work and can’t wait to see my cider bubbling away in the closet. 😄

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1 hour ago, ness said:

I tell you, I’m like a kid in a liquor store. Every day I get home from work and can’t wait to see my cider bubbling away in the closet. 😄

             I am just so glad you are hiding cider in your closet :) .  Relieved you are not coming out and telling us you have a skeleton in there :) .

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         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

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brewed a thanksgiving ale yesterday.  got a little crazy and added around a quart of nice clear turkey stock to the boil.  don't know if it will actually add any flavor to the brew, but whatever.

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On 11/24/2017 at 8:41 AM, WHARFRAT said:

brewed a thanksgiving ale yesterday.  got a little crazy and added around a quart of nice clear turkey stock to the boil.  don't know if it will actually add any flavor to the brew, but whatever.

Waaa? That’s a crazy twist I’ve never heard of. You’re serious, right?

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I never heard of it before either, that's why I did it.  Since it was so early in the boil, I really doubt it will impact anything.  But, since it was turkey day, why not.    I know that I did hit my gravity numbers spot on!  Should be drinking right around Christmas.  I'll let you know.

I'm now drinking what is suppose to be a "blonde ale", though for some reason its almost the color of an amber ale.  Wasn't good two to three weeks after conditioning, but turned out pretty good after 6-7 weeks of conditioning.  Kind of has the characteristics of a lighter stout, that is slightly fruity.

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