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Offline wvrunner3204  
#1 Posted : Sunday, December 02, 2012 12:14:54 PM(UTC)
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"4 Gallons of apple juice, 15lbs sugar, and 4 packets of yeast
any suggestions"
Offline scotty  
#2 Posted : Sunday, December 02, 2012 1:04:09 PM(UTC)
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where did you get that recipe???
Offline Crabby Krausen  
#3 Posted : Sunday, December 02, 2012 1:06:41 PM(UTC)
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"Drink the apple juice and throw out the rest.

SCOTTY. you are not gullable enough to really believe that the recipe is not a joke????"
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#4 Posted : Sunday, December 02, 2012 11:20:00 PM(UTC)
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Had a guy tell me this is what he made some with before. Didnt know if it would work or not. Would using aj make a difference?
Offline John Barleycorn  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, December 04, 2012 3:03:25 PM(UTC)
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I dont know how credible this guy is (doubtful very) but he says he uses this recipe and it makes a gallon of shine
When in doubt, do the math:

15 lbs of sugar and 4 gallons of water will give you about a 5 gallon wash
1.132 (PA: 20% abv).

I measured the gravity of some typical apple juice brands a few months back. They were all in the neighborhood of 1.050. So a fair estimate would be 50 ppg? So your OG would be 1.182. Which would easily put your PA above 25%.

I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say that the yeast might have some trouble!Wink Any chance he put the decimal in the wrong place and meant 1.5 lbs of sugar? That would get you to around 1.065 or so ... which sounds fine.

--JB"
Offline Wewtster  
#6 Posted : Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:16:46 AM(UTC)
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Yeah unless you're using a turbo yeast no. Even then I'd use maybe 8lbs of sugar..
Offline SpecialtyEnzymes  
#7 Posted : Monday, March 04, 2013 12:14:26 PM(UTC)
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It is also important to note the quality of the apple juice we are talking about here. The cheap golden stuff from the supermarket has been altered enzymatically (guilty), has preservatives, and acids added to it, possibly more depending on the manufacturer. Those additives don't jive so well with a healthy yeast fermentation...

If you plan on using real apple juice, like you pressed the apples yourself you are fine, but otherwise make sure you buy high quality, organic apple juice that only has 1 or 2 ingredients on the label for a healthy fermentation.
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#8 Posted : Friday, March 22, 2013 12:00:42 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: SpecialtyEnzymes Go to Quoted Post
It is also important to note the quality of the apple juice we are talking about here. The cheap golden stuff from the supermarket has been altered enzymatically (guilty), has preservatives, and acids added to it, possibly more depending on the manufacturer. Those additives don't jive so well with a healthy yeast fermentation...

If you plan on using real apple juice, like you pressed the apples yourself you are fine, but otherwise make sure you buy high quality, organic apple juice that only has 1 or 2 ingredients on the label for a healthy fermentation.


Wow, I've never used apple juice before, but I wouldn't have thought about the preservatives and additives being a factor! Thanks, I would have been scratching my head and wondering what went wrong forever.
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