Peachy cider
Source: Beerboy
Recipe added: 10/25/99
Email: jonathan.d.phillips@gte.net
This produces a very strong dry cider almost like a dry apple wine but not quite. The addition of the peach tree schappes adds a light peach flavor add scent. Very good but drink with caution it is very strong stuff!
Specifics
Recipe type: Other
Batch Size: 3 gallons
Starting Gravity:
Finishing Gravity:
Time in Boil:
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 7 days
Ingredients:
- 3 gallons of 100% apple juice
- 1 pound dry light malt extract
- 1 pound of honey
- Champane yeast
- 750mL bottle of peach schnappes
Procedure:
bring to boil apple juice.( this is not really necessary if the apple juice you but is pasturized) add the dry malt extract and honey, stir till dissolved and let cool to 70 degrees. pitch yeast. primary frement for 7 days then rack to secondary for 7 days. When it is time to bottle add one 750mL bottle of peach tree schnappes, it has enough sugar in it to prime the batch and it raises the acohol content also. You could also and any other flavor of schappes or liquer for different flavors.
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