BrewOnBoard
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I got a book on traditional cider making for Christmas and I've read lots of threads here, seen the Apfelwein recipe but I still am a little confused on:
What is the basic cider recipe? I know with beer it's water + DME/LME/Grains (all malted barley) + hops added in 3 stages + yeast.
I'm not going to be crushing my own apples on the sailboat, so can I use apple juice + sugar + yeast (as variations on the apfelwein recipe) or is that just apple-wine and not a cider recipe?
What I'm shooting for is a near match to the Canadian commercial brand "Growers" or perhaps the American brand "Woodchuck". Any pointers on where to start would be appreciated.
Thanks for entertaining my way-too-basic question.
BrewOnBoard
What is the basic cider recipe? I know with beer it's water + DME/LME/Grains (all malted barley) + hops added in 3 stages + yeast.
I'm not going to be crushing my own apples on the sailboat, so can I use apple juice + sugar + yeast (as variations on the apfelwein recipe) or is that just apple-wine and not a cider recipe?
What I'm shooting for is a near match to the Canadian commercial brand "Growers" or perhaps the American brand "Woodchuck". Any pointers on where to start would be appreciated.
Thanks for entertaining my way-too-basic question.
BrewOnBoard