Cider brands to buy

[chucksel]

I am looking to make my first batch one gallon batch of hard cider (apple) and I'd like to try a store-bought brand of cider the first time around. Do you have a recommendation for brand(s) and a recipe for an easy, first time batch? I am an Amazon shopper and they seem to sell yeasts online. Not sure if they have ciders without the ingredients that you say should not be in the shelf ciders.

 

[phug]

If you're okay with a dry cider, instead of sweet that will be simple. The easiest recipes for you will either be sweet and still or sparkling and dry, or still and dry. What sort of equipment do you have?

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Farnum hill makes some great cider
http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/
Might be tough to get on the west coast though.

Wandering Aengus makes some of the most aromatic cider I've ever tasted (Bloom), you should be able to find that easily enough.
http://www.wanderingaengus.com/

Here's a cider blog where you can find a lot more cideries.
http://www.oldtimecider.com/

Hope that helps. Regards, GF.

 

[madscientist451]

Are you asking what kind of cider (unfermented) to put in your hard cider?
Or what brands of commercial (hard) cider to try so you can taste it?