A Question and Answer (Q & A) on Beginner Cider Making
with 5 panelists in the cider industry
- Marcus Robert – Tieton Cider Works, Washington
- Tim Godfrey – Golden State Cider, California
- Eleanor Leger – Eden Specialty Cider, Vermont
- Brent Myles – Slye Clyde Cider, Virginai
- Ben Calvi – Vermont Cider Co, Vermont
Pre-recorded at CiderCon2019 in Chicago
This is Part 1 or a 2 Part series on Beginner Cider Making questions answered by cider industry pros.
Q & A topics:
- What is cider?
“Fermented fruit juice of apples” says Eleanor Leger
- Wish I knew then what I know now…
- Marketing
“You are going to learn to make cider, but to be able to sell it…” Marcus Robert
- Breweries getting into cider
- Managing residual sugar in the bottle for packaging.
- – a huge range of answers on this topic
- Can you use sulfites?
- The challenge for small cidermakers
- The down fall of Potassium Sorbate in the natural market
- Contract Fermenting to test product
- Ice Cider – “if I use a freezer am I cheating?”
- Stabilizing an ice cider
- Yeast strain for ice ciders
- Cryo concentration
- Is using a freezer considered cheating
- In the US you can not label it as Ice Cider – it can be called “Iced Cider”.
- Is using a freezer considered cheating
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