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Grocery-Store Cyser
From the BrewBlog of Scott Alfter – Las Vegas, NV USA
Printed April 29, 2024
| Style: |
Cyser |
| Brew Date: |
August 11, 2014 |
| Tap Date: |
August 8, 2014 |
| Yield: |
2 gallons |
| Calories: |
191 (12 ounces) |
| Conditioning: |
Keg |
| ABV: |
7.6% |
| ABW: |
5.9% |
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| OG: |
1.060 |
| OG (Plato): |
14.74° P |
| FG: |
1.003 |
| FG (Plato): |
0.77° P |
| Real Extract: |
3.3° P |
| App. Atten.: |
94.8% |
| Real Atten.: |
77.6% |
| Status: |
On Tap |
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| Bitterness: |
N/A |
| Color: |
N/A |
| Info: |
In well-made examples of the style, the fruit is both distinctive and well-incorporated into the honey-sweet-acid-tannin-alcohol balance of the mead. Some of the best strong examples have the taste and aroma of an aged Calvados (apple brandy from northern France), while subtle, dry versions can taste similar to many fine white wines. Commercial Examples: White Winter Cyser, Rabbit’s Foot Apple Cyser, Long Island Meadery Apple Cyser. |
It's too hot to make beer, but the kegerator is nearly empty. I had some US-05 on hand for a pale ale I hadn't gotten around to making, so I picked up some apple juice and honey on my next grocery run. I intended for this to be at least somewhat sweet, but the yeast chewed through nearly all of the sugars. The tartness in the apple juice comes through in this recipe. |
Would like at least some sweetness to remain; that's why I used an ale yeast instead of the usual wine or mead yeast (that, and ale yeast is what I had on hand). Next time, I'll add more honey and see if that does it. |
| 17.00 pounds |
Juice - Apple |
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| 1.00 pounds |
Honey |
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| Total Boil Time: |
0 minutes |
| Name: |
Safale |
| Manufacturer: |
Fermentis |
| Product ID: |
US-05 |
| Type: |
Ale |
| Flocculation: |
Medium |
| Attenuation: |
75-79% |
| Alcohol Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Temperature Range: |
59–75°F |
| Amount: |
12 gr |
Pour two gallons of Tree Top 3 Apple Blend into a carboy. Add one pound of clover honey. Shake to mix. Add yeast, put on an airlock, and let ferment for a week. Crash the yeast out, rack into a keg, and put it on tap. |
Grocery-Store Cyser
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| Boil Time: |
0 |
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| Original Gravity: |
1.060 / 14.7° P |
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