1.5 gal water - bring to boil
carboy sterilization
2 tablespoons clorox
fill to top with water
cover with plastic wrap
let sit at least 30 minutes
rinse 6 times (3 per side)
Sterilize carboy
Stir in 20 pounds SueBee® Honey + 1/2 teaspoon spring '06 harvest + 1 tablespoon citric acid
At start of boil remove from heat
Skim scum from top
Add 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
Cool 30 minutes in ice bath - until temp is around 105
oF
Add 1 gal spring water to 6 gal carboy
Add 3.5 gal must to carboy
Add 2 teaspoons yeast nutrient
1 packet of boiled yeast as yeast nutrient
Add 1 gal spring water
Add 0.75 gal distilled water
Add 1 package yeast 'Red Star Pasteur Champagne'
Swirl (with hips)
Add air lock
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Notes:
Sterilized carboy while must was heating. Sink was going to be in use for ice bath.
Was missing some ingredients. Boiled 1 packet of Fleischmann's® yeast in a pan of water for 10 minutes as yeast nutrient. Will add 1 tsp moss in 3/4 c water (boil 10 min) to secondary.
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2013-12-23 - Old yeast was dead. Ordered replacement yeast from
Rebel Brewer.
2013-21-24 - Added 2 teaspoons yeast nutrient to must and yeast in warm distilled water to must.