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Well today I made my first Cyser. This may belong more in the Mead forum, but I am not really sure. Recipe is as follows and should yield a 3 gallon finished batch. 9 quarts of spring water 6 lbs (2 quarts) of local raw apple honey 5 quarts of fresh pressed cider 1 vial whitelabs sweet...

I have started Batch # 2 of our 2013 apple crop cider. For this batch I plan to age 1 gallon of it on bourbon soaked french oak chips, another gallon with some cherry juice, and the rest just bottle. Threw in 5 Campden tablets 4 days ago, and let it rest in the garage. Then Brought it...

For my first hard cider in 3-4 years, I was really impressed with the flavor and color of my cider. The thing I am curious about is, I have not seen any other ciders that looks like mine. Most are darker or cloudier, or just clear. Mine is very clear with a golden color that looks just like a...

I see a lot of people here that can't find fresh cider and resort to store bought. If any body is in the area and needs cider, let me know. We have an orchard and are still pressing cider. The varieties for pressing now are Gold Rush, Winesap, Arkansas black, Cortland, Empire, and Enterprise.

Yesterday, I was bored being snowed in so I made a carboy lamps from an old pallet. I built it just like an apple crate, but drilled a hole and installed a LED puck light. Not only is this cool to look at, it makes a great inspection light. I can now see the little co2 bubbles flowing up to...

Hello all, First off, we run a apple orchard with over 30 varieties. I have been a long time beer lover and want to start making cider bier. I would love to get something close to b-meadery zombie killer. What apples should I press that will work best in a cider beer? We have the usual very...