Apple cider

[camo]

A friend was inundated with apples, and I was wondering if anyone had
tips on how to make cider.

Camo

[Jeff Schwaber]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:33 PM, camo <adam...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> A friend was inundated with apples, and I was wondering if anyone had
> tips on how to make cider.

Buy, build, rent, or borrow a cider press. I have made apple cider
using a reasonable quality juicer, and let me promise you that you
will not enjoy it. I cleaned the kitchen four times that day for about
three gallons of cider.

Cider presses are expensive to buy (I've never seen one below about
$350, and usually more than that). Once you've got one though, just
toss the apples in and press. Voila, cider.

For hard cider, make cider. Then put in a carboy with an oxygen trap
and leave it until it stops fermenting. You can rack or filter it, but
I don't think it helps with anything.

Jeff

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