[Calefaction Wiki] Update of "HomeBrewing/Recipes/Cider" by ClintonEbadi

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   * 3 gallons Earthfare apple juice (SG = 1.052) [Season ended, couldn't acquire desired cider]
   * 2 gallons Sugarloaf Orchard Cider (SG = 1.058)
   * 1.39kg Vinters Harvest Blackberry Puree (SG = 1.052)
+  * 14g Dried Hibiscus (all that I had left)
   * 1/2 tsp Wine Tannin to compensate for lack of tannins in Earthfare "cider" juice
+  * 2.5g yeast nutrient (Wyeast, for beer ... hope it works for cyser)
   * Safbrew T-58 yeast (Belgian Ale)
  
  Attempt at re-creating a superior version of the 1 gallon blackberry cyser (#3)
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+ Remember, stir up sediment every day for first week or so.
  
  === 2012-03-18 ===
  
   0. Heated 2 quarts Earthfare cider to ~120F, mixed in honey
   0. Combined 6 crushed campden tablets and wine tannins into 1 pint water; pitched into fermenter
   0. Mixed all cider, blackberry puree, and honey-cider into fermenter (stirred for a few minutes)
+  0. Added pectic enzyme (1/4 tsp) later
  
  SG = 1.068 at 78F (1.070 corrected). Needs more gravity ... going to add another 44oz of honey to increase SG.
  
+ Total volume is ~5.75 gal (estimating on site and using FermCalc for honey added to total liquids)
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+ === 2012-03-19 ===
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+  * Added hibiscus on a whim
+  * Stirred (lots of pulp settled!)
+  * Rehydrated yeast and 2.5g nutrient into 1 pt water and pitched
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+ New plan: adding hibiscus (the Internet says to add something like 35g / gallon for a strong flavor ... only had 14g on hand so it may or may not do anything; ideally it will add a very subtle tartness)
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+ Additionally, the extra 44oz of honey will be added a later time -- a gravity of ~1.095 would be way too high for one packet of yeast and driving to the homebrew store and the farmers market and the vet today was not physically possible. It'll probably result in a much lower chance of stuck fermentation if added later as well.
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