The full Rainford's Brew Lab Lab Sheet for our Strawberry Cyser — an ancient hybrid of cider and mead that ferments to a serious 13.3% ABV, clears to crystal clarity in under 3 weeks, and tastes like something you'd pay serious money for in a craft shop. Apple juice, honey, strawberry jam, and one very hardworking yeast. That's it.
Inside your Lab Sheet:
✅ Full ingredient list with exact quantities and costs calculated from the Rainford Price List
✅ Step-by-step method — from warming your honey to bottling five stunning 750ml bottles
✅ The complete Rainford Scaling Table — scale from a 1L trial batch all the way up to a 25L big batch, with costs calculated at every volume
✅ Lab Notes — including why EC-1118 is non-negotiable at this ABV, the jar-rinsing trick that saves every last drop of honey, and Pete's suggestion for pushing the strawberry character even further
✅ Over 10% Safety Override — full vessel warnings and Pinter 3 advisory included for every scale
✅ Target ABV, OG/FG readings, fermentation temps, aging potential, and food pairing notes
Five bottles of 13.3% mead-cider hybrid for around £6. Shed-tested, crystal clear, and wife-approved. Cheers! 🍺