33 Cider Pressings: A Cider-Making Log

Get Serious About Cider-Making Like a lot of beer people, I was initially attracted to cider-making when I heard how easy it was: just buy some juice, dump it into a carboy, add some yeast, and two weeks later, keg or bottle it. Easy! Turns out, that's a good way to make alcohol, but it's not a great way to make cider, especially not great cider. 33 Cider Pressings provides a simple to follow, chronologically-organized make sheet that encourages more sophisticated cider-making, starting at the beginning, with apples. Great Cider Starts with Great Apples List the varieties you'll be using, including their key stats: weight, sugar and acid content, when they were harvested, pulped and pressed. Do it yourself with a homemade cider press, or rent one from a homebrew store. If you've got access to great fresh juice from your local orchard, you can list it using the same format. Next, record any treatments you make to the juice (sulfites, nutrients, etc.) and any additional ingredients (hops