Season 5 · Episode 236
236: How to make cider at home
Cider Chat · Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker & Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist
August 26, 202039m 32s
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Show Notes
Make Cider at home! It is fun and easy to do!
In this episode on How-to Make cider:
- Benefits to you when you make cider at home
- Where to get your juice, what kind of juice and "what if you have an apple tree in your yard?"
- Basic equipment needed to make a gallon to 5 gallons of cider.
- The process for both a "controlled" cider and a wild ferment.
- How to clean your equipment
Equipment and Juice
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- Fresh pressed apple juice - try to find a cider mill that has on hand fresh pressed juice!
- Carboy - A carboy or some sanitized vessel to hold the juice, with enough room for it to ferment and not bubble over.
- Airlock - The airlock helps release carbon dioxide (CO2) and keep out Oxygen!
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- The 1 piece, S-curved airlock design comes with a stopper.
- Stoppers and Airlocks buy as one unit
Juice Options to Make Cider
- Pick your own apples and press on site
- Buy fresh pressed juice from a cider mill
- Buy a gallon of juice at the grocery story - not top quality, but not a bad start to see if you want to go full in on making cider as a hobby.
Books on Making Cider