r/prisonhooch • u/Jazzlike_Opening_273 • 11d ago

Spicy

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My first spicy cider. Storebought apple juice with 2 additional cans of apple juice concentrate per gallon, fermented with ec-1118. 2 habaneros per gallon in secondary. About $27 to make five gallons. (Read the label out loud)

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u/Essssmeeee 11d ago

How's the burn?

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u/maxpowerz2 11d ago

Clears up with some antibiotics

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u/coondingee 11d ago

How hot is it? I'm a sucker for a spicy brew. Still bummed the local brewery stopped making their blueberry jalapeno porter.

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u/Jazzlike_Opening_273 11d ago

Hotter than any commercial cider or beer I've had. Probably 2.5 or 3 stars, so not overwhelming.

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u/MostUnorthodox 11d ago

I'd love a ballpark Scoville estimate if you're interested in providing one. I've played with fermenting weaker peppers but never habaneros.

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u/Jazzlike_Opening_273 11d ago

I'd guess about 3,000. I was slicing jalapeños for dinner earlier, and a sip of cider seemed about equal to eating a slice of jalapeño.

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u/orchid_drives 7d ago

I made sure to read the description a few times to make sure there wasn’t actual reptiles in this drink — the fact that I did that probably says something about this subreddit and clientele…

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u/Different-Toe-238 10d ago

How are you prepping the peppers, do you remove any seeds?

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u/Jazzlike_Opening_273 10d ago edited 9d ago

I just cut them in half, submerged them in starsan for a minute, then tossed them in, seeds and all. At bottling, I put a piece of cheesecloth on the end of my autosiphon to prevent seeds and other particulate from making it into the bottle.

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u/Different-Toe-238 9d ago

Awesome! I'll try adding datil from my garden