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Apple Beer deemed Fully Legit

More than “craft beer,” my goal in brewing is to make an everyday ale that is practical to produce in large volumes. I’m on to something with this latest batch of apple beer. My wife said she would be happy to drink it even if I followed the exact same recipe next time.

As far as what to improve, well the mosaic hops worked well for bittering...  maybe too well since they are a touch overpowering. One route would be to use hops with less AAU. Instead, I will balance out the flavor with an additional gallon of apple juice in the next five gallon batch. 

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Batch 9 Update: Apple Beer

Bottled!

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Batch 9 Update 2: Apple Beer

Back in business. The gravity has dropped slightly to about 1.007 and the taste is better. The improvements are likely due to the apple juice having fermented, but some sweetness remains. I will leave the batch to ferment a few more days before checking the gravity again. 

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Batch 9 Update: Apple Beer

I took a gravity reading of 1.010. So, with an original gravity of 1.040 the beer is currently around 4% ABV. Fine there. 

But alas, the taste is a little watery. I will take another gravity reading in a few days and am hopeful for sour fermentations from the apple juice.