Base: None; I'm making this up as I go along.
Recipe:
September 20/00:
October 9/00:
September 29/01:
Took Measurements: Temp 42 S.G. 1.052
October 20/01:
S.G.= 0.18 ->-> pretty sweet
1.052 - 1.018 = .034 x 105 = 3.57% by Weight; 3.57 x 1.25 = 4.46% by Volume
?/01:Preparation for Clearing
May 13/02:
S.G.= 1.000 Wow!
May 14/02:
June 03/02:
Alcohol Content:
1.052 - 0.998 = .0054 x 105 = 5.67% by Weight; 5.67 x 1.25 = 7.08% by Volume
Final Appreciation
The Cyser was quite good in my opinion. It had a nice bite from the apples. I even entered it in a Mead Competition, where the judges mistakenly blamed the "Rhubarb" in the brew as making it taste a bit too sour. There wasn't enough Rhubarb in there to even make a difference, but hey, what the hell. It was a very good brew by the Summer of 2003 to sit out on the deck with. Even my wife liked it a little (and she hates everything I brew).