NectApple (CJ)
We decided to use the nectarines from our front yard in a cider. I'm keeping the process as simple as possible; no starter and no boil (other than the nectarines to sanitize them).
Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2024-05-08
Preboil gravity: 1.056
Original gravity: 1.056
Final gravity: 1.000
ABV: 7.4%
Apparent Attenuation: 100.0%
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Process notes
2024-05-17
Kegged. This seems to have turned out pretty well. Big nectarine aroma, tart apple and nectarine flavor. It doesn't have the bitterness I was expecting from the nectarine peels; which I'm happy about. No noticeable alcohol, despite finishing completely dry.
2024-09-07
The keg has been sitting in the sewing room this whole time and was finally put on today.
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4 gallons of Apple Juice (Trader Joe's Unfiltered Apple Juice. The apple variety varies in this product. Eight, 1/2 gallon bottles were used.)
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1 gallon of Nectarine (These nectarines are from the front tree and have been pitted and frozen since 8/20/2023. They were then heated up on the stove, mashed up, and strained to get one gallon of juice.)
Yeast
2024-05-08
Pitch 1 pack of WLP775 English Cider Yeast (WhiteLabs) at 68°. (Best By: May 22, 2024; Lot #12454030. Pitched directly in to apple juice without any starter or oxygen.)
Tasting notes (7.00/10; 1 rating)
2025-02-02
[7/10] Brought this to the Sudzers meeting. Hazy, yellow. Nothing is wrong with how it looks, but it would be nice if it were clear. Nectarines definitely come through in aroma and flavor. Thin body, pretty acidic, and the alcohol is present but not too hot. I'd definitely do this again with different fruit combinations and maybe some backsweetening.
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