Interesting, the alcohol content in the hard cider served at La Crêperie de Paris at Epcot is only 3%. Going to brew up a batch of some kind of hard cider here today, probably, and all the recipes seem to be double that. #alcohol#brewing#homebrew
sterilize everything
pasteurize apple juice, if necessary
add sugar/honey/sweetener depending on preference/amount of alcohol desired
ferment (primary only, or primary/secondary) at some temperature that is not hot
bottle
pasteurize to prevent a gory death by shattering bottle
"Portland Cider Company’s Original Gold Cider received the best-in-class trophy at the International Brewing and Cider Awards yesterday in London. This is the first time in the competition’s 136-year history that a U.S. cidery has won."
Hijacking this news story to sing the praises of Thatcher’s Zero Cider. If you are giving up cider to avoid the alcohol, the I can heartily recommend Thatcher’s Zero Cider. It’s delicious.
Also, Bulmers Cider has always been meh! to me. As has Magners. Aspall’s is nice. As is, of course, Strongbow 🥳 #Cider
Northwood cider apples in the evening sun. A West Country cider apple from Crediton area, Devon 18th C
Soft sweet and fruity cider. #cider#orchards#apples
Dropped the car in for its MOT so that gives us just enough time to wander over to the brewery for a cheeky half each and then some take-out before picking it back up. A Dolly's Special Brew for me; a lovely craft ale with a lot of biscuit flavours in it and one of only a few this brewery ever does fined. My wife's gone for the Fruit Bat cider which is definitely fruity, but thankfully less batty than we were fearing.
This is us next week. At Beau Vista orchards the early apples (Tom Putt) and Dyer’s Perry pears are ready for harvesting and fermenting into TeePee Cider. Early this year due to ideal grow conditions from Spring onwards . Woodcut by Chris Wormell #orchards#perry#cider#apples#pears#wairarapa#aotearoaNZ
My latest story, a long time in the making, is finally out so head over to Pellicle Mag and see what a "delicious, crisp, refreshing, weird apple-y beer" has to do with carbon capture and alcohol-free brewing.
I recently received a mix of mostly imperial ciders from #BlakesHardCiders, four in all, representing each of the companies under the Blake’s umbrella: Blake’s itself, #AvidCider, and #AustinEastciders. The pitch for these particular ciders is #ValentinesDay themed.
@Lazarou@JackTheCat I remember being told by a cider maker that hanging some meat in the vat improved the taste - so the odd rat falling in was fine as long as the filters worked 😳
And there is a decen West Country cider called Black Rat - coincidence?
Drinking a Graft Cider Apple Jack Imperial Cider - Hudson Valley grown Dabinett and Harry Masters Jeresy apples, spontaneous and white wine yeast. Fortified with Graft 12 Month Barrel Aged Brandy - 12%
Holy hell is this delicious. Smooth and sweet, but not overpowering.
I hope everyone had a very safe and merry #Christmas yesterday! I started the day out with a Cinnamon Roll #cider from #PortlandCiderCompany, a spiced cider that the company sent me. Paired with an actual cinnamon roll, I found it semi sweet and subtly spicy and a great way to start the holiday. Cheers!
Reviewing Blueberry Pom Imperial #Cider from #AvidCider, the latest in the company's year-round imperial cider lineup. It's 8.5% alcohol by volume and made with blueberry and pomegranate juice.
Hard #cider tastes like bruised apples and yeast to me, and since I eat a lot of fruit including apples, I really don't like the taste of bruised apples. That explains why I don't like hard cider. :blobfox3c: