[Homestead] The demise of cider

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Sun Jan 20 09:12:10 EST 2008


Yeah, okay, that's about what I thought.. I tell ya, that 
apple-blueberry juice was awesome yesterday, and to think we could have 
wine or cider from it...mmmm

B

DSanner106 at aol.com wrote:
> Heh,'
>      That all sounds good. I have made ales and meads,  and have
> just talked with others about cider, but I would say it would
> take about 3 weeks for the fermentation to finish, then bottle it and seal  
> it for 
> about 3 to 4 weeks. It should be drinkable, and will just get better  with
> age. 
>  
> Drew
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/19/2008 10:11:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> erthnsky at bellsouth.net writes:
> 
> I  started mine today.. :)
> Don't laugh..
> Sun tea jar, wine bottle's cork,  aquarium tubing, and a mason jar... :)
> The pulp from apples and  blueberries, only 1.5 cups sugar as I don't 
> want it to be too alcoholic,  but I think the sweet will balance the tart 
> of the berries..
> Anyway,  Ron drilled a hole in the cork, I inserted the tubing and set up 
> the jar  to vent into a mason jar filled with water.  We'll see how it 
> turns  out.  I'm not quite sure how long I have to wait to have a 
> drinkable  cider, though.  Any further advice on how long and what to do 
> next  after the wait is over and the bubbling  stops?
> 
> Bev
> 
> 
> 
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