Top 10 Ciders on HomeBrewTalk

Summer is coming to an end, and with autumn right around the corner its time to start considering whats up next for your brew day.
Youve made it through the wheats and saisons of summer, but now you look out at your brewing landscape to find the days getting shorter and cooler. With the harvest season coming up, one thing comes to mind:
Cider!
Whether youre fermenting a straight apple cider, or something far more complex, cider can be an outlet for your creativity and your need to experiment with bolder and more seasonal flavors.
Today we take a look at the top 10 cider recipes here on HomeBrewTalk as we continue our Top 10 series.

10. Honey Peach Cider - KeyWestBrewing
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9. Unicorn Blood - BlainD
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8. Drunken Emu Hard Cider - Nukinfuts29
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7. Pappy's Pub Cider - Paps
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6. Everyday Simplest Dry Cider - phug
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5. Caramel Apple Cider - oldmate
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4. Dave's Carmel Apple Cider - ellicit
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3. 5 Day Sweet Country Cider - dayflyer55
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2. Graham's English Cider - Freezeblade
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1. Graff (Malty, slightly hopped cider) - Brandon O

 

[hunter_la5]

Glad to see Brandon O's Graff made the list. That stuff is good.

 

[austin]

Have you made it? Any changes?

 

[AkTom]

I love Graff. It was my first rebrew. Time for more.

 

[Jsamp]

Yeah Graff is good. I made a variation of it with all grain.

 

[hunter_la5]

@Austin I've made it a few times following the original recipe and loved it. Last time I changed the juice-to-beer ratio from 4:1 to 3:2, and it was good, but I preferred the original.

 

[biochemedic]

My batch of graff this past fall, I used a small amount of Special B for some color and malt character, and Nelson Sauvin hops. I kept the bittering levels the same as the original recipe, then dry hopped with Nelson as well...DELICIOUS! The grape-like character of the Nelson Sauvin was awesome with the appley, malty goodness....