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Elementary Brewing Co

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5 tips for new home brewers

5 tips for new home brewers

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  • @thekris4378
    @thekris4378Сағат бұрын

    You don’t backsweeten? My apple cider always comes out dry and I need to backsweeten with unfermentable sugar if I’m bottling it. What are you using?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCoСағат бұрын

    @@thekris4378 I did back sweeten. I usually use 1-3 cans of frozen juice concentrate, depending on how dry it got. Cheers 🍻

  • @The_Bearded_B
    @The_Bearded_B3 күн бұрын

    Can't wait for the video

  • @rafaelpestano7436
    @rafaelpestano74363 күн бұрын

    Decoction mash is quite fun, did a triple decoct Czech lager (for the 2nd time) yesterday 😊 I hope your beer turns out great, cheers!

  • @babismysirlidis2959
    @babismysirlidis29596 күн бұрын

    I do 9.5lt 2.5gallon test batches an all my experimental brewes. But this seems very very little to even test anything.

  • @BlichmannEngineering
    @BlichmannEngineering7 күн бұрын

    Now we all want a Czech Lager too! Cheers.

  • @scott3258
    @scott32587 күн бұрын

    Hey, Im a new homebrewer and I'd like to try this out. For the mixed berry blend did you just add the apple juice, yeast nutrient, and mixed berries, then pitch the yeast? Are there any other ingredients I need for that one? Did you have back sweeten it afterwards? Thanks!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo7 күн бұрын

    Yup, super simple! 5 gallons juice, 4lb bag of triple berry frozen fruit from Costco, yeast nutrients, and yeast. I fermented with a beer yeast and it finished at 1.012. Still had some sweetness but I did backsweeten with 1 can frozen blueberry pomegranate apple juice and stabilized with potassium sorbate and metabisulfite. Give it a shot! It’s a great summer supper! Cheers 🍻

  • @davidcarpenter9059
    @davidcarpenter90597 күн бұрын

    @elementry have you made wine? I met a guy in a craft brew bar in Budapest that hopped white wine. Sounds kind of tempting...

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo7 күн бұрын

    Oh yeah that sounds super interesting! Haven’t ever made wine either, sounds fun! Cheers 🍻

  • @marklpaulick
    @marklpaulick10 күн бұрын

    This is pretty funny. The duct tape to hold the air lock is extra funny, but I know why you did it! I’m a 5-10 gallon brewer and I’d love to do small batches, but oxidation and dealing with bottling is holding me back from doing a small batch like this. Any suggestions?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo10 күн бұрын

    Realistically probably the smallest I could go and still be mindful of oxidation would be 1.5 to 2 gallon batches. That way I could ferment in a 2.5 gallon keg and keep everything sealed up. Cheers 🍻

  • @MoreBeer_
    @MoreBeer_11 күн бұрын

    Looks amazing, we’ll take a can or two 😉

  • @billystavernbrew
    @billystavernbrew14 күн бұрын

    Solid video! I love using Spectrum with Thiolized Yeast. Pitch it side by side and let it rip, lol.

  • @CityscapeBrewing
    @CityscapeBrewing14 күн бұрын

    Definitely a good way to go in the summertime! Cheers!🍻

  • @BrewabitRick
    @BrewabitRick14 күн бұрын

    I’ve been brewing all grain for years and a KZreadr here in the UK sent me a turbo / hard cider and I loved it. So I’ve just brewed my first one forced carbonated it and I’m loving it 👍and now looking forward to experimenting with some different turbo ciders , as you said super quick and easy fantastic cheers from over the pond 👍🍻

  • @mutantryeff
    @mutantryeff14 күн бұрын

    I have a cider w/pineapple going that is using Hornindal Kveik. I only ferment in kegs and rarely bottle/can.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo14 күн бұрын

    Kegs are the way to go!!! I only can so I can give it away, but if it’s just for me it stays in the keg. 🍻

  • @jgridirongamez1600
    @jgridirongamez160015 күн бұрын

    Ooh super yummy

  • @ChuckUnderFire
    @ChuckUnderFire17 күн бұрын

    Not bad, and good beer have a pretty wide spectrum.. what would you do differently if you did it again?

  • @ChuckUnderFire
    @ChuckUnderFire17 күн бұрын

    Dude I’ve wanted to do this kind of thing for ages! How did it turn out?! I freaking love this!

  • @jgridirongamez1600
    @jgridirongamez160017 күн бұрын

    It looks really good I want some

  • @user-sv8gn9se2h
    @user-sv8gn9se2h19 күн бұрын

    I may steal this. I'm tempted to buy a 4 pound frozen mango bag from Costco instead. Using a hazy yeast for fermenting is pretty awesome. Thanks for posting.

  • @NWsmallbatchBrewing
    @NWsmallbatchBrewing20 күн бұрын

    Nice and Juicy.

  • @hetspook666
    @hetspook66620 күн бұрын

    Isn't this extremely acidic? When the yeast eats all fruit sugar all that's left is sour or am.i wrong?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    Maybe a little left over but it’s less sour than a Berliner Weisse. And I back sweetened as well with concentrate so they taste more sweet than sour to me, I’d need to take a PH reading on it though to find out for sure.

  • @WamBeer
    @WamBeer20 күн бұрын

    Как всегда отличный ролик!Не делал сидр,но стоит попробовать!В идеале самому сделать сок ,но это трудоемко(Можно попробовать из концентрата у него 66% по сахару.Ягоды не забивали BALL LOCK?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    So it! And yea you could make your own juice. They typically float right on top and you just stop before they transfer. Cheers 🍻

  • @tgates1422
    @tgates142220 күн бұрын

    Hey just wondering you never took reading what they all start out at and did they go dry?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    The tropical ciders started around 1.054ish they finished between 1.001 and 1.004. The berry cider started ant 1.060 and finished at 1.012. Cheers 🍻

  • @kurtwolter3984
    @kurtwolter398421 күн бұрын

    Great vid. So the triple berry was just the apple juice and the berries, and not the purées, correct?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    Yes! Cheers 🍻

  • @jeremybrews2521
    @jeremybrews252121 күн бұрын

    Did you back sweeten any of these?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    Yes, all where back sweetened. The tropical ciders all got 2 cans of apple juice concentrate. The triple berry only got 1 can since it finished higher at 1.012 and it was a can of apple juice concentrate with blueberry and pomegranate.

  • @alvaradobrewhouse6387
    @alvaradobrewhouse638721 күн бұрын

    Awesome video Teach! I've always wanted to make a hard cider and your video just lit that fire. Oh and if people aren't using Costco's 3 Berry Blend for their sours and ciders, they're missing out. Cheers!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Best deal in town!!!

  • @BigLatowskiBrewing
    @BigLatowskiBrewing21 күн бұрын

    What were the starting and ending gravity of them all?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    I believe the starting was 1.054 on all of them. The tropicale and French saison yeast finished at 1.001 and the cider yeast finished at 1.004. Cheers 🍻

  • @wd6358
    @wd635821 күн бұрын

    I want to 'brew' a cider soon. Thanks for the content

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Do it! Super quick…compared to all grain beer 🤣

  • @jakebertrand8414
    @jakebertrand841421 күн бұрын

    Love making ciders. Recently received two scores of 47 on my tropical cider. How tart did these turn out? I always backsweeten. They look great!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Thanks!!! Not to tart, but on the sweeter side, cheers 🍻

  • @PortlyGentleman
    @PortlyGentleman21 күн бұрын

    Yum🍻

  • @Rubberduck-tx2bh
    @Rubberduck-tx2bh21 күн бұрын

    Would you get more fruit flavor/sweetness by adding the fruit in secondary?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Could definitely try that but the purée was pretty thick so it would definitely change the mouth feel as well. Cheers 🍻

  • @Duci1989
    @Duci198921 күн бұрын

    Do you have any tips on low or no alcohol drinks you brew? I'm looking to lower my alcohol intake but notice it's pretty difficult when you've conditioned yourself to have a beer to relax on Friday and Saturday evenings.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Honestly I've tried brewing NA beers and they suck. Very hard to pull off a good one for the amount of work. My typical go too low alcohol brew is a Berliner Weisse....or sparkling water, LOL!!!

  • @Duci1989
    @Duci198921 күн бұрын

    @@ElementaryBrewingCo alright, good to know. Did you try any hop water as well?

  • @TheBruSho
    @TheBruSho21 күн бұрын

    Dude heck yeah! Ciders are so fun to make, and nice to throw one together when you got an empty keg!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    For sure!!! Channeling my inner BruSho for sure!

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring21 күн бұрын

    I prefer to let my cider age 2 weeks to a month. The flavors develop and the sour flavor mellows out. I like to S-04 cause it doesn't finish down to 1.000, it normally finishes at around 1.010.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Nice! I like a slightly sweeter cider, I’ll have to try S-04 in an upcoming batch!

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring21 күн бұрын

    @@ElementaryBrewingCo Same here. I think just a little sweetness helps the fruit flavors shine a bit more.

  • @jeremybrews2521
    @jeremybrews252121 күн бұрын

    @@AlbeeSoaring I was about to make a statement that s-04 should leave some sweetness behind.

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring21 күн бұрын

    @@jeremybrews2521 I have tried many yeasts and made some really good ciders. Lots of yeasts are monsters and dry completely and I found it looses the fruitiness with being too dry. I dont like stabilizing with adding extra junk and then adding whatever to sweeten. A friend mentioned trying S-04 to me and since trying that I havent changed. My cider base is always the same. 5x 96oz jugs of juice 2x apple juice concentrate. SG 1.060 and FG 1.010 average. Gives me a 6.25-6.5% cider.

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring21 күн бұрын

    Cider is so easy and fun to do cause there is so many possibilities. I did a hibiscus cider and man that was a huge hit. You should try adding oak cubes and or citra hops for a few days to a week. Such a great addition. For me I love to use S-04 as my yeast then I let mine sit for 2-4 weeks after kegging.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Ohhhh…those sound amazing!!!!

  • @turfaddicts3153
    @turfaddicts315321 күн бұрын

    How did u make your hibiscus cider?

  • @AlbeeSoaring
    @AlbeeSoaring20 күн бұрын

    @@turfaddicts3153 I made my base cider of juice and juice concentrate, fermented with S-04 let sit for 2 weeks. Took dried hibiscus and cold steeped it in a 64oz mason jar in the fridge for 2 days. then strained through a coffee filter. Transferred the cider onto the 64oz of hibiscus tea. Let sit on c02 for 2 weeks then served. Turned out amazing. Wonderful red color, apple still comes through but you get the slight tart from the hibiscus but lots of the cherry cranberry flavor.

  • @The_Bearded_B
    @The_Bearded_B21 күн бұрын

    I want to try the passion fruit one that sounds good

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    It is delicious!

  • @lfcsponge
    @lfcsponge21 күн бұрын

    Love making hard cider as it is so easy. Did you back sweeten any or leave them dry as my ciders alsways end up down around 1.000?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Back sweeten both. The tropical was around 1.006 so we sweetened with 2 cans of concentrate. The berry only finished at 1.012 so I only used 1 can.

  • @The_Bearded_B
    @The_Bearded_B21 күн бұрын

    Guess I am making some cider.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Sounds good to me!

  • @HOMEBREW4LIFE
    @HOMEBREW4LIFE21 күн бұрын

    Im on board!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Cheers Braj 🍻

  • @vitodelucchi7347
    @vitodelucchi734721 күн бұрын

    Great video! It's been awhile since I made cider, you're inspiring me. Cheers 🍻

  • @Bigpete9000
    @Bigpete900021 күн бұрын

    Been making my ciders with Lutra Kveik for the last few years.. very netural flavor ..none of that Champagne taste and its fast ferment.. But it does end up bone dry. you have to back sweet for sure.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    I’ll try that next!!! Cheers 🍻

  • @jeremybrews2521
    @jeremybrews252121 күн бұрын

    I do the same. I made a strawberry lemon hard cider and back sweeten it. It's so good.

  • @koobsta
    @koobsta20 күн бұрын

    I’ve been doing a series of experiments with different yeasts and the Kveik has been my favorite as well.

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo20 күн бұрын

    @@jeremybrews2521 that sounds so good!

  • @asiasmells71
    @asiasmells7121 күн бұрын

    Looking dapper.... when you spend more money on your hat then the rest of the outfit... I know I know the wife don't get it.. only us brew dudes.. WOMEN ZERO FASION EYE.. Cheers keep crushing it

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    That Angels Father’s Day edition is sweet!!! Man I’ve got a lot of hats! Cheers 🍻

  • @asiasmells71
    @asiasmells7121 күн бұрын

    @ElementaryBrewingCo Dude... I don't need to tell a teacher.. You're one of the cool kids when you have more hats then undees... PLS no grammar checks.. if my teachers were half as cool as you I would have... felt. Little more guilty about pulling NO Shows hahaha Again cheers bro, you're definitely my favorite brewer.. NEED MORE SUBS PEEPS

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    @@asiasmells71 thank you!!!

  • @ValEtMarco
    @ValEtMarco21 күн бұрын

    What’s the ABV of those ciders?

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    The tropical is 6.5 and the berry ended up at 6.3. The juice yeast only got it down to 1.012 so if you used something else like a cider yeast you could get that up to 7%ish

  • @jtc95
    @jtc9521 күн бұрын

    I gotta do this! Not gonna lie, sometimes I get burned out on brewing beer, and go through periods of empty taps - can’t have that! Cheers!

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Crazy thing is that I’ve never been a big cider guy…but these are way different than most commercial ciders I’ve had! And lots of room for experimenting, which keeps me interested 🤣

  • @ElementaryBrewingCo
    @ElementaryBrewingCo21 күн бұрын

    Big shout out to MoreBeer for hooking up the Boiron Fruit Purees!!! They are easy to use and provide so much flavor! Go pick some up here...www.morebeer.com/index?a_aid=ElementaryBrewing

  • @TaraBorowicz
    @TaraBorowicz22 күн бұрын

    Mmmmm! 🍺