A Simple Cherry Cider

Today I was tottering about Wal-Fart and I discovered that Musselmsn's Apple Cider was but $1.50 per gallon! A quick mental calculation revealed that I could make 5 gallons of hard cider for only $7.50. So, I tossed 5 gallon in the cart and started looking about for what kind of cider I should brew. Nancy suggested a cherry cider and that sounded good to me. So we went with a simple dark cherry cider for the next batch.

Here is the recipe:

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• 5 gal Musselman's Apple Cider
• 2 tbs pectin enzyme
• 1 pkt EC-1118
• 5 lbs frozen dark cherries (secondary)
• OG: 1.050

Wassail!

-Safari Bob

Malted Pumpkin Pie Cider

Today, I made a new cider. The pumpkin cider (6-006) turned out well but I want more of a pumpkin pie flavor. I want something that is sweeter, creamier, and tastier than just a pumpkin cider. I am not sure how to accomplish this other than by adding malt. This is the first time I have played with malt so I hope I used it correctly. Also, I used pumpkin pie mix rather than just pumpkin to incorporate more spices and sweetness. Hopefully this will work.

Here is the recipe:

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• 4.5 gal Mott's Apple Juice
• 64 oz water
• 3 lbs Golden Light DME
• 1 can (30 oz) Libby's Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix
• 2 lbs C&H Dark Brown Sugar
• 2 tbs pectin enzyme
• 1 pkt Lavlin K1V-1116
• OG: 1.082
• Should make 5 gal in secondary

Wassail!

-Safari Bob

2011 Cactus Challenge Results

The results are in! I did not do as well as I hoped, but at least I won a ribbon:

MEADS
2nd ROBERT SCHAFER
ALE-IAN SOCIETY
LITTLE JOE'S CREAM SODA MEAD

Here is the recipe!
Wassail!