Recent content by excitingcidering

I top off with whatever spare bit of apple juice I have sitting around. There always seems to be some as I prepare for my next batches. On the off chance that I'm brewing something with no apple in it (pear, berries, ginger) I try to keep or make some of the original juice. I do 1 gallon...

I started out using juice (read: Every time I see a new type of not-from-concentrate, preservative-free, preferably unfiltered apple juice, I buy a gallon), no nutrients or sugar added, just pitch, rack, ferment dry, and bottle carb. The advantage to that is that it's fast and easy, available...

I've made a hard ginger lemonade before with cider yeast. It came out quite zesty and spicy. Not sure what it would be like without the ginger, and it might require something to temper the citrus, but here it is if you want to play with it (makes 1 gallon): 1/2 lb fresh ginger 2 lemons 2 c...