A DYI, Farm Winery & Production Scrub-a-Dub tips DIY – Home Cidermaking DIY – Home Cider Making Scrub Tips It is soak and scrub for the DIYers. Soak Rinse with copious amounts of water thoroughly and sanitize. Boil with hot water, if possible. Drainage and setup are a major consideration Biggest maker hang ups … Read more
Make Cider at home! It is fun and easy to do! In this episode on How-to Make Cider Equipment and Juice “Cider Chat is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. By clicking on product links below, you support Cider Chat as we may earn a commission from Amazon.com, at no extra cost to you.” … Read more
A Question and Answer (Q & A) on Beginner Cider Making with 5 panelists in the cider industry Pre-recorded at CiderCon2019 in Chicago This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series on Beginner Cider Making questions answered by cider industry pros. Q & A topics: “Fermented fruit juice of apples” says Eleanor Leger “You … Read more
Lees: When should we love them and when should we leave them? And what the heck is “lees” anyways? The main chat in this episode begins around 10 minutes in and features Curt Sherrer presenting his workshop titled “All Lees Are Not Gross” It was recorded at the 24th Annual Franklin County CiderDays. Why rack … Read more
Attention Cider Makers! Understand Your Cider’s Chemical Fingerprints John Edwards presented “Cider’s Chemical Fingerprints” at the United States Association of Cider Makers (now referred to as the American Cider Association) annual conference in Baltimore Maryland (CiderCon) in February 2018. The full title of this workshop was The Complex Fingerprint Analysis of Cider and other Alcoholic … Read more
Making a 1-gallon batch of cider is easy! And a 3-gallon or 5-gallon batch of cider is just as easy to make too! Learn how to make cider at home and begin upping your cider knowledge today. In this episode I cover all the basics on how to make cider at home. Your List for … Read more
Shea Comfort began dabbling in home brewing in 1996. This History of Art and Philosophy major didn’t choose to become a Yeast Whisper. Some names can’t be chosen, they just come along. The Yeast Whisper’s Back Story Having read extensively the books of the day he is, suffice to say, a self taught technical yeast … Read more
With a bit of history on the oldest Cider Fest in the US held the 1st weekend of November. CiderDays (yes it has always been spelled as one word) was founded in 1994, by Judith and Terry Maloney or West County Cider in Colrain, Massachusetts. Listen to their son West County’s cidermaker in 001: Field … Read more
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