I stopped by a guys house who is an excellent brewer and tried a whole bunch of things that gave me all kinds of ideas and new perspectives on things, but anyways, something I tried was some amazing French ciders. I mean these things were awesome. Very complex, tart, all sparkling, not dry and one dimensional like when you just ferment out apple juice. So obviously like with any fruit wine, apples made for consumption do not in any way make a good cider just like red grapes from the supermarket are not going to make anything most people would even consider wine.
So after all that, has anyone made cider from apples, what apples have you found to be best and how many apples does it take to yield 5 gallons?
After looking at designs online, I'm pretty sure I can build a press for much less than they cost. So some other fruit wines may be in the future as well, and while I'm on that, what types of pears make a good perry?
So after all that, has anyone made cider from apples, what apples have you found to be best and how many apples does it take to yield 5 gallons?
After looking at designs online, I'm pretty sure I can build a press for much less than they cost. So some other fruit wines may be in the future as well, and while I'm on that, what types of pears make a good perry?