136: Cidermaker of the Year 2018 | Tells All

Nathan Williams CiderMaker of the Year 2018

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Nathan details how he made his winning ice cider that lauched him into the US based National Homebrew Competition that was held in Portland Oregon at the end of this past June. ******next year’s competition takes place in Rhode Island!

Nathan Williams is a member of the Boston Wort Processors a homebrew club. He got the apple juice for his award winning cider from Cider Hill based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Go the “Mentions in this Chat” below and find the link to Chadd Cook the cidermaker at Cider Hill speaking on ice cider too. Chadd’s commercial ice cider won Best in Show at GLINTCAP this year.

Cidermaking Tips used by Nathan

  • White Labs – 720 Sweet Mead Yeast – because it wouldn’t ferment dry
  • He monitors his ciders with a temperature controlled chamber
  • Tilt Hydrometer that floats in the fermenter.
    • You can look at your carboy and can see the current specific gravity

Nathan was looking for an ice cider that had clean acidity

Mentions in this chat

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  2. Big Apple Hard Cider – NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35
  3. Oliver’s Cider and Perry – Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29
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  5. The Cider Project aka EthicCider– California
  6. Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56
  7. Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75.
  8. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg.
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  10. Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103
  11. Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK
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