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Simple Cyser
Here is a quick recipe for anyone who wants to try a cyser! A cyser is basically a mead that is made in cider instead of water, and can be incredibly delicious!
This recipe makes one gallon, and uses a one gallon jug of apple cider!
Simple Cyser
from More Homebrew Favorites, by Lutzen & Stevens
Ingredients:
- 1 Gallon Apple Juice, organic
- 2 lb Clover Honey
- 3 Cloves
- 2 Sticks Cinnamon
- Yeast of choice (Use a much smaller amount, appropriate for one gallon)
- Yeast nutrient of choice (Same rule as above, use in moderation!)
Remove enough juice from the jug to allow for the addition of honey. Place the jug in warm water, and increase temperature to 150 degrees F. Pour honey into jug, using a funnel if needed. It can help to warm up the honey in warm water before pouring. Hold the temperature of the must at 150 degrees for about 5 minutes, then cool to 80 degrees or below.
Add the yeast nutrient and the yeast, and ferment at room temperature. Fermentation should slow after about three weeks. At six weeks, rack into a second jug in which you have placed the cloves and cinnamon (It does not say whole or crushed, but I would assume crushed?) Continue to rack every few weeks, whenever a layer of sediment appears on the bottom of the jug.
Bottle when the cyser clears.
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That's almost exactly the same recipe I use to make my cyser. I do it in a five gallon batch and I generally use about 1 pound of honey for every gallon of juice and have ended up between 9 and 10%. Looks like your pretty much doubling the honey. I know there is quite a range in the amount of sugar in different kinds of honey but it sounds like you have a cyser with quite the kick to it!
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