| date | step | volume | temp | gravity (corrected) |
notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-18 | make starter | 1.30 l | 68 f | 1056 starter from ~900ml + ~400ml pressure-canned wort. Simethicone drops added. Stir-plate + foil. Fermented ~3 days until 2011-10-20. Cold-crashed, decanted, saved in a pint mason jar, foil top + rubber band in fridge. | |
| 2011-10-22 | buy ingredients | 3.00 gl | 1.047 | 3g apple juice collected, treated with 3/8tsp K-metabisulfite overnight. | |
| 2011-10-23 19:45 EDT | boil, end | 2.00 gl | 1.075 | Of just the 2g of wort. | |
| 2011-10-23 20:30 EDT | pitch | 5.00 gl | 65 f | 1.060 | 10 drops of simethicone. 2 tsp yeast nutrient. a couple hundred ml of spent wort and a clumpy yeast cake. Cider was around 1.046. |
| 2011-10-29 | gravity sample | 1.030 | |||
| 2011-11-06 | gravity sample | 1.018 | |||
| 2011-11-12 19:37 EST | gravity sample | 1.018 | Unfortunately, this is smelling and tasting really off. Intense acetaldehyde nose, slightly sour, harsh. I don't think basic sanitation procedures for the better bottle is working out. :( Or maybe it was the crashed/delayed starter. | ||
| 2011-11-20 | consumed | Drain pour. :( |