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Default Cider (or lack thereof) rant

Saerah Gray > wrote in
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> I think I'm going to MacGyver some hard cider this year
> (think unwashed organic apple from a u-pick for the yeast,
> and a baloon with holes for the airlock. ) A friend of mine
> did this a few years ago and it was awesome.


why not do it right? a little champagne yeast (beer yeast in a
pinch) & a carboy with an airlock. it's not rocket science,
but you do get better results with better inputs, ya know?

> But I most certainly would not try to freeze it to make
> apple jack. that would be most illegal


but if you're not washing the apples, it'd be a lot safer.
lee



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