Re: Maybe I can add water to the cyser to take some of the sweetness away while increasing the volume?

"Emo Funk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> will acid really make THAT much difference?
> at 1.040 it tastes REALLY sweet....

Make some lemonade and measure the S.G. The reason
it is tasty is the BALANCE of the tart and the sweet.

> do you think that cutting it with water is a
> BAD idea?  or is it simply a shortcut that
> could be avoided with some patience?

Cutting with water may restart fermentation if any
yeast survive but are inactive. (bottle bombs)  IF you
are at 22% ABV then I don't expect any further
Fermentation in the batch as is, even if you pitch
champagne yeast.

> as far as a recipe for a "dry low alcohol"  batch?
> how much volume would I need?

Depends on what you want to target for Final
Gravity and ABV.   I have 1 gallon and 1/2 gallon
Carboys, so I'd do it by taste and store the remainder
for later blending.



> "Thirsty Viking" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Leave in bulk, make dry Low alcohol and blend
> > is one solution.
> >
> > Another solution is to draw a sample, taste...  if to
> > sweet, add some Acid to balance the sweetnes...
> > You could be on the way to a hard lemonade
> >
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> > "Emo Funk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > now, what to do with it...
> > > I think it might be a little too sweet for my taste...
> > >
> > > I know I want to sparkle it...
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever been in this kind of situation before? Maybe I can add
> > water
> > > to the cyser to take some of the sweetness away while increasing
volume?
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> > > "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > If your numbers are correct, you have already dropped 160 G.  That
> would
> > > be
> > > > 20-21% alcohol.  No bets on it going any lower.  If it got down to
> your
> > > > target of 1.020, it would reach 23-24%.  I would not expect it.  I
> think
> > > you
> > > > are going to end up with very sweet lightning.  ;o)
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> > > > Ray
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> > > > "Emo Funk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > > ok today I measured SG of the cyser @ 1.040.
> > > > > It started on october 1 @ 1.20 with a sweet mead yeast.
> > > > > I  tasted it today and it is really sweet....
> > > > > Any bets on how much more SG will drop over time? I was thinking
> that
> > it
> > > > > might get to 1.020 but is that not the case?
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