very curious....

[Coppinburgh]

Anyone ever make a brew with crabapples?? Not that I'm a fan or that I've tried one in about 20 years. I'm a new homeowner and have two trees in the front yard. One red crabapples, one green. I read they are high in pectin acid.

 

[blackflagbrew]

I made a cider with a variety of crabs and feral apples from the side of the road. It's been bottled for almost a year now and pretty good considering I made it for free. It tastes like an champagne with a tart cider character.

I'm going to do it again this year and increase the amount of crabs I use, the fresh juice was VERY tasty albeit a bit tannic.