| Batch # | Batch Type | Date in Primary | Date in Secondary | Date Racked | Date Racked | Date Filled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cider | 3/1/14 | Secondary | Racked 1 | Racked 2 | Bottled |
Ingredients: 8 gallons store-bought apple juice
20 each 12 oz cans apple concentrate
3 Tbsp yeast nutrient (12 tsp)
1 Tbsp yeast energizer (3 tsp)
3 packets of Montrachet yeast
2 lbs white sugar in 1 qt boiled water.
Comments: Dumped it all in a sanitized big boy 14 gallon primary HDPE container.
Cam hooked it to a fish tank pump and dunked a tube in through the bung hole, covering remainder of opening with clear plastic wrap to aerate. Jim thinks it's a bad idea, but hey, not my money.
Cam reported on 3/2/14 fermentation had not started.
3/5/14 Update: Jim and Charles visited the batch and found a very cloudy batch with active fermentation, yeast smell prominent. Aeration pump removed and bung hole capped.
3/14/14 Update: Jim and Charles checked on the batch and found it to lacking a certain something, which was added.
4/12/14: This tasted terrible and we scrapped it. Too bad, so sad.
| Measurement | Pre-Ferm (PF) | Post-Primary (PP) | Post-Second (PS) | At Bottling (AB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity (hyd) | 1.070 (~1.105) | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| % Potential ABV (hyd) | 9.5% (~14%) | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| pH (pH meter) | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| % alcohol (vin) | N/A | 18% | tbd | tbd |
