enigma > fnord news:Xns9B2672E2E2550enigmaempirenet@
199.125.85.9:

> Saerah Gray > wrote in
> 50:
>
>> 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?
>

Yeah, but I don't have any of those things. Frankly, I would probably
just drink the cider; it doesn't last long around here

>> 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
>

Washing the apple would remove wild yeast, no?

Of course, I would never distill my own liquor. No siree Bob.



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