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Announcing: Mangrove Jack’s Hard Seltzer Yeast & Nutrient

Mangrove Jack's Hard Seltzer Yeast & Nutrient

  • A specially formulated mix of yeast and nutrients designed to ferment 5 gallons of hard cider with a starting gravity up to 1.040, while keeping a clean flavor.
  • Attenuation: High
  • Flocculation: High
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Up to 5%
  • Storage Recommendations: Store in the fridge
  • 25g Sachet

Mangrove Jack’s Hard Seltzer Yeast & Nutrient

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Easy Hard Seltzer! Using Hard Liquor, w/Dilution Calculator

Hard seltzers are easy drinking and easy to make. They’re typically light in flavor and body and easy to drink. They generally consist of carbonated water + alcohol + flavoring. The alcohol part is what we’re dealing with in this article. The alcohol can come from fermented sugars like simple sugars and malt, or…. still spirits.

Make Your Own Hard Seltzer… The Easy Way

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How to Make Hard Seltzer by Chris Colby in paperback

How to Make Hard Seltzer: Refreshing Recipes for Sparkling Libations
How to Make Hard Seltzer: Refreshing Recipes for Sparkling Libations by Chris Colby

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Hard seltzer is a booming category in the world of lifestyle beverages and many craft brewers are lending their artisanal skills to this refreshing beverage. Simple to make and with a wide range of creative flavor additions, hard seltzer is a sparkling alternative for beer lovers looking to give their palate a different experience. Learn about the development of the current market and delve into the intricacies of sugars used in making seltzer. Understand the different regulations for this beverage based on how you make it so you can be in legal compliance. Explore recipes, serving suggestions, and even mocktails for using hard seltzer. In this guide, some of the country’ s best hard seltzer producers provide recipes and advice for making seltzer for both commercial and home enjoyment.

 

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DIY Hard Seltzer, Kindle Edition

DIY Homebrewed Hard Seltzer: How to Make Sparkling, Refreshing & Flavorful Hard Seltzer Beverages at Home -Step By Step Guide with Recipes Kindle Edition
DIY Homebrewed Hard Seltzer: How to Make Sparkling, Refreshing & Flavorful Hard Seltzer Beverages at Home -Step By Step Guide with Recipes Kindle Edition

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Do you enjoy a nice, refreshing, fizzy, alcoholic drink? Do you want to learn how to make this yourself at home? Well, you can!

Hard seltzer is fizzy and casual and a newcomer to the alcohol scene. You can be the talk of your friends when you bring your own sparkly alcohol to the party!

If you’ve ever drank a hard seltzer, you might find yourself curious as to how you can make what seems like such a simple drink on your own. Hard seltzer is the new, up-and-coming drink, and it isn’t that difficult to make. Whether you are new to homebrewing or have prior experience, the process of making hard seltzer is easy. In fact, there are two ways you can choose to make hard seltzer.

With light, refreshing flavors and less sugar and calories than other popular alcoholic beverages, it’s no wonder hard seltzer is a staple beverage choice for after-work relaxation, special celebrations, and hot summer days. But how is hard seltzer able to offer impressive flavor and enjoyment without the calories or sugar other mainstream beverages have? What is hard seltzer made of that makes it so, well—amazing?

In my book, you will find out!

What is “Hard” Seltzer?
How to Make Hard Seltzer, Step-by-Step
Hard Seltzer Compared to Other Drinks
Equipment and Ingredients You Need
The Ideal Water Profile for Hard Seltzer
Determining Your Water Profile
The Importance of Water Profiling in Brewing
Adjusting Your Water Profile
The Best Water for Hard Seltzers
What to Add to the Water
What Goes into a Good Hard Seltzer Profile?
Sugars in Hard Seltzer Brewing
Using Sugars in Homebrewing
Priming for Fermentation
The Fermentation Process
Types of Sugars
The Difference Between Brewing and Granular Sugar
Cleaning and Sanitizing Brewing Equipment
Cleaning and Sanitizing Bottles
All About the Hydrometer
Pitching Yeast
1-3 Days After Brewing
All About Yeast Nutrients
Alcohol with a High Gravity
Alcohol with a High Portion of Adjuncts
Yeast Nutrients in Wine, Mead and Cider
How Much Yeast Nutrients to Use
1-4 Weeks After Brewing
4 Weeks After Brewing Day – Bottling
Filling the Bottles
How to Flavor Hard Seltzer
Hard Seltzer Label Requirements
Alcohol Base for Hard Seltzers
★★★10+ Hard Seltzer Cocktail Recipes

 

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DIY Homebrewed Hard Seltzer: How to Make Sparkling, Refreshing & Flavorful Hard Seltzer Beverages at Home -Step By Step Guide with Recipes Kindle Edition

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SodaStream Terra Sparkling Water Maker + SUPER Easy Seltzer w/Our Still Spirits Calculator

SodaStream Terra Sparkling Water Maker

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  • Make fresh sparkling water at the push of a button
  • Includes: sparkling water maker, quick connect 60L Co2 cylinder, and 1 liter dishwasher-safe BPA-free reusable carbonating bottles
  • Energy efficient, powered by Co2 cylinder Each cylinder carbonates up to 60 liters of water
  • Easy-to-use snap-lock bottle insertion for quick carbonation
  • Compatible with all SodaStream flavors and SodaStream carbonation bottles (BPA free and better for the planet) except the SodaStream glass carafe
  • SodaStream Terra machines are only compatible with the SodaStream Quick Connect CO2 cylinder
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My Easy Hard Seltzer Spirits Calculator makes it super simple to dilute still spirits to a desired ABV. Add flavoring and carbonate and you have a hard seltzer.

Combine that concept with a Sodastream and whammo, you’ve got some of the easiest hard seltzer ever made.

SodaStream Terra Sparkling Water Maker (Black) with CO2 and DWS Bottle – note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link

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15% Off William’s Brewing Hard Seltzer Kits

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  • William’s is discounting their lineup of hard seltzer by 15% when you buy three or more.
  • These kits give you the option to decide how much alcohol you want, by changing the amount of sugar you add to each recipe.
  • Shipping is free or reasonably priced flat rate to addresses in the contiguous US depending on your order size for most items.
  • No coupon code is necessary, discounted price reflected in your cart.

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SUPER Easy Seltzer Using Sodastream & Our Still Spirits Calculator

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My Easy Hard Seltzer Spirits Calculator makes it super simple to dilute still spirits to a desired ABV. Add flavoring and carbonate and you have a hard seltzer.

Combine that concept with a Sodastream and whammo, you’ve got some of the easiest hard seltzer ever made. Sodastream even sells bubly flavors, both alone and as part of a combo.

As a bonus, Kegland’s Core 360 Mini C02 Regulator and William’s Brewing Paramount Systems both work with sodastream bottles

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Easy Hard Seltzer! Using Hard Liquor, w/Dilution Calculator + Limited Time Deal on Seltzer Kits

Hard seltzers are easy drinking and easy to make. They’re typically light in flavor and body and easy to drink. They generally consist of carbonated water + alcohol + flavoring. The alcohol part is what we’re dealing with in this article. The alcohol can come from fermented sugars like simple sugars and malt, or…. still spirits.

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  • Adventures in Homebrewing has a wide selection of recipe kits including Mighty Swell, Truly and White Claw Clones.
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Easy Hard Seltzer! Using Hard Liquor, w/Dilution Calculator – v2 Updates Available

Hard seltzers are easy drinking and easy to make. They’re typically light in flavor and body and easy to drink. They generally consist of carbonated water + alcohol + flavoring. The alcohol part is what we’re dealing with in this article. The alcohol can come from fermented sugars like simple sugars and malt, or…. still spirits.

Make Your Own Hard Seltzer… The Easy Way

If you’re looking for a super quick and easy hard seltzer you can dilute still spirits like vodka by adding water and flavorings of your choice. Carbonate and you’re… done.  This is a great way to make a quick batch of homemade hard seltzer and also a great way to dial in flavors.

Dilution Calculator

This spreadsheet has two sections

The top-most section allows you to calculate amount of still spirits needed to produce a certain volume of seltzer at a certain ABV. This is the most flexible calculator.The bottom-most section allows you to calculates how much seltzer of a certain ABV can be made from a certain amount of still spirts. Basically… I’ve got x size bottle of liquor, I’d like to use it all to make a hard seltzer with a certain ABV.

Easy Hard Seltzer Calculations Excel Spreadsheet

As of this posting this is rev 2 of this spreadsheet, please double check my math and submit a tip if you find an error or have any other suggestions

Commercial Examples

Note that there are commercial examples that use the hard liquor approach to make hard seltzer. High Noon Seltzer is one example. They use vodka for many of their seltzers

What About Carbonating?

If you’re already a homebrewer that kegs your beer, you have what you need.

If not head on over to Adventures in Homebrewing and grab a kegging setup. Complete Lineup of Ball Lock Kegging Systems

Another option is to use a carbonation cap and 2 liter bottle. These thread on to compatible 2 liter bottles.  Search Amazon for “carbonation cap” to shop around. Note that you’ll also need a compatible mini regulator and CO2 cartridges, or another suitable CO2 source.

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