1. Start with 1 gallon of sprouts organic apple cider. No benzoate or sulfites added.

2. Remove 2.33 cup of juice to compensate for volume of othe ingredients.

3. Add 2.4 oz dark brown sugar, 1.6 oz dates, and 1.33 cups orange blossom honey.

4. Add 1/2 tsp pectinase.

5. Add 0.4 tsp of Fermaid O.

-Add again at 1.076 & 1.043.

6. Add 1/4 tsp K2CO3 and 0.4 tsp Fermaid K.

7. Shake like hell to mix honey and aerate.

8. Add 1 smack pack of Wyeast 1388. (SG ~1.099)

9. After it reaches 1.000, rack into secondary.

In secondary:

-Add 1 vanilla bean and 5 medium toast Hungarian oak cubes 1 month before bottling or to taste.

-You can bottle with carbonation tabs if you would like it carbonated.