Paw Paw's redneck Champagne

[TheMobilian]

Check out this very nice review of some hard cider I turned into Champagne:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8uMHoK2Ow&feature=youtu.be[/ame]

 

[unionrdr]

In my BB (Before Beer) days, I made a sparkling apple jack that came out lighter colored & acted/tasted a lot like an Asti spumanti. I fermented a gallon of unpasteurized cider, 1C white sugar, 1C light brown sugar & a pound of gold raisins. It'd settle out clear, even when about 80-85% fermented. Then siphon into wine bottles & store in a cool, dark place one year till finished fermenting & settled out. The flavor changed 4 times till the year was up. It was a very light yellow colored asti at that point. I've also added a couple handfuls of dandelion flowers ( minus green part) as well for more color & that nectar-like flavor complexity. Gotta try these again sometime...