New Cider Maker

[Richard Thompson]

Hello Everyone

My name is Richard Thompson, I am 72 years old and am trying to make a decent Cider to enjoy respectably. I look forward to reading all the conversations, from members, and hopefully, help me achieve my goal.

Best Wishes

Richard 

[Andrew Lea]

Welcome.  Try my book Craft Cidermaking if you’re in the UK or Claude’s book The New Cidemaker’s Handbook if you are in North America. They are for cider from fresh apples, not kits. 

This list also has a very extensive archive online.

Andrew

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[terryc...@gmail.com]

Yep, I highly recommend spending $100 or so on both books. They are my "go-to" sources and help getting it right from the start. If you are not pressing apples, it is still possible to make a decent cider from bought juice from an orchard or the like (but ideally not el-cheapo Supermarket juice... "what you pays for is what you gets"). Just see what both authors have to say about adding malic acid, tannin, adjusting pH, etc to improve bland "drinking juice". There is a brewing supply company in Somona County, California called The Beverage People. Their web site has several short articles on aspects of making cider, including using culinary apples... all well worth a read. They have also published the best of these in a small booklet but they only post to the USA. I got my copy here in Oz by posting via MyUSA but it cost twice as much as just walking into the shop. Have fun!

[gareth chapman]

I would agree with Terry, I am a cider maker of close to 30 years, on and off and still reference both books from time to time. There isn't really anything else you need to know outside of these two books.