Batch 233: Very Strong Honeycrisp Cyser
Time for another strong cyser. Going to keep feeding this one until the yeast gives up. Since the nominal alcohol tolerance of Safcider is 19%, that should hopefully be pretty high. Until a better name becomes apparent, I'm going to call this batch Very Strong Honeycrisp Cyser.
Ingredients in this batch
- 2.5 gal. (five half-gallon containers) Kroger 100% Juice unfiltered Honeycrisp apple juice.
- 1 gal. (two half-gallon containers) Tree Top 100% Pure Pressed Honeycrisp 100% Apple Juice.
- 2 gal. (two one-gallon containers) River Ridge (Sparta, MI) 100% Apple Cider.
- 7 lb., 3.5 oz. raw Grade A wildflower honey from Bee Happy Honey, Minneapolis.
- 4 lb., 4.8 oz. star thistle honey from Bee Happy Honey, Minneapolis.
- 1 pack Fermentis Safcider yeast, rehydrated in ½ c. tap water at 95℉.
- Addition of 12 Nov 2022:
- 4 lbs., 12.2 oz. Raw Grade A honey from Bee Happy Honey
- Addition of 1 Jan 2023:
- 3 tsp. pectic enzyme.
- Addition of 1 Jan 2024:
- 1 vanilla bean from Costco, to batch 233A.
Sanitized equipment. Mixed honey into the apple juice. Pitched yeast after rehydrating it. Put lid on bucket and airlock in lid.
Brew date: 18 Oct 2022.
Original gravity: ???
Notes and observations
- 2022-11-12: Added more honey to the carboy.
- 2023-01-01: Added pectic enzyme to the carboy.
- 2024-01-01: Racked the batch into two three-gallon carboys; calling them 233 and 233A. Batch 233A got a vanilla bean.