MRM ~ Surman’s Cider

2/16/24 (Day 1)
1 1/2 gallon recipe
1 Gallon G.V. Apple Juice
1/2 Gallon G.V. 100% Pure Pear
2 cinnamon sticks
1 lb of White Sugar
Lalvin 71B Yeast
Mixed in bucket, added yeast.  S.G. = 1.064 (8.4% ABV if goes dry)

2/17/24 (Day 2)
1/2 tsp DAP

2/19/24 (Day 3)
1/2 tsp DAP

2/23/24 (Day 7)
S.G. = 1.000 added 1 lb Blueberries.  It’s gonna be ready soon!

3/2/24 (Day 16)
Racked into keg (1 gallon) and stabilized.  Will open tomorrow to sweeten with apple juice.
1/2 gallon set to clear, stabilized and sweeten to bottle for Drew.

3/15/24
This, in the keg, is amazing.  Phenomenal flavor, the cinnamon is there but not over powering.  The blue berries are there but not over powering.  There’s still a weird “soapy” flavor in the keg.  I haven’t bottled the 1/2 gallon yet for Drew but I plan on doing that tonight.

3/29/24
Keg is gone.  It was good but still had a “soapy” flavor.  I’m hoping the beer I just keged isn’t soapy.  There’s still a half gallon in a glass carboy that needs bottled.