Recent content by fermentation_is_good

I saw all the various stills out there, some high, some low, spectrum of prices. Many say they can distill water, but then you read the reviews, and it isn't true. Could you recommend a setup that would be good for brew and water distillation? Or, should I just buy a stainless still coil? I...

I peeled a bunch of apples and dehydrated them. I took all the peels and put them in a 2 quart mason jar and put 100 degree water in there and submerged the apple peels with a glass weight like I would with kimchi. They are long peels from the apple peeler. I read on some website you could...

I think it is fermenting. Not very much action, but some bubbles. It has been 8 days.

If I don't have a cider press, and I wanted to make hard cider, can I take whole apples, chop them up, grind them up in a Vitamix or whatever (small chunks, etc.), peelings and all, and cover it with water, will that turn into cider? I thought I read you could put that in there, submerge it in...