Holiday Graff

Made some graff today. Ingredients:

4 gallons of pasteurized apple juice. No preservatives.
.5 lbs of Crystal 60L
1 oz of wheat
2 lbs Amber DME.
0.5oz Perle hops

.25 tsp clove

.25 tsp nutmeg

.5 tsp allspice

.25 tsp dried orange peel

1 cinnamon stick

WLP002 - Two vials.

Steeped the grains in 0.75 gallons of water at 155F for 30 mins. Rinsed with 0.25 gallons of 170F water. Added DME. Brought to boil. Wait for hot break. Add hops and spices to muslin bag and throw it in the wort. Boil for thirty mins. Cool to 70F. Pour into fermenter. Add the four gallons of apple juice. Add the yeast. Shake.

OG was 1.058. Tasted bitter and sweet. Also could taste the cloves and cinnamon. I'm worried when the sweet goes away it will be too bitter. We'll see. I'd like to give this out as Christmas presents.

Amanda came over to help. It was nice to see her.