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posted: 1/14/2007 at 3:33 AM |
Oh, that sounds awesome! We have LOTS of sources for cider around here. And if I go to WI I can get cider fresh pressed from my great uncle's orchard, too! Sheesh, I could becomd a drunk with a recipe like that!
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Kirsten
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 3:39 AM |
| When you bottle it, bottle it like a beer. That is, you will put it into bottles made for home brewed beer with a touch of sugar. This will carbonate it and then the excess yeast will settle into the bottom of the bottle. Chill cold and then pour into a cup or pitcher gently, keeping as much yeast in the bottle. It will be a dry and tart cider, very refreshing. |
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 3:47 AM |
That sounds very easy. How long does it need to ferment? Temp? Hmmm...I'm thinking I could do that in the next couple of weekends, even. We have a nice home brewing supply store near us.
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Kirsten
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 3:53 AM |
Get a glass carboy, an air trap, a J shaped plastic tube and a flexible plastic tube that attaches, some bottles, a capper and caps. Fill your carboy with the cider, up to a few inches from the top, then add the yeast. (If the yeast is powdered, add it to a small glass or bottle of cider the night before and place it, covered, on the counter.) Put the air trap atop the carboy. You will have bubbles build over several days, then these will slowly wane. You can bottle anytime from a couple weeks to a couple years later. Once bottled, you will need a couple more weeks before drinking, at the soonest.
Had JN joined me on the run this morning, he could have had some in a mimosa with fresh buttermilk pancakes after  |
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 8:17 AM |
Quote from Trent on 1/14/2007 at 2:58 AM:This is the book you want. Click. There is no other. This is considered the Bible. Period.
That book was on my list for Santa a few weeks back - unfortunately it seems he didn't receive the list though cos i didn't get it !!!
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 3:39 PM |
Quote from Trent on 1/14/2007 at 3:53 AM:Had JN joined me on the run this morning, he could have had some in a mimosa with fresh buttermilk pancakes after
I would have driven down there and run with you guys for that...though someone would have had to carry me by a couple of miles in, I'm certain!
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Kirsten
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 5:02 PM |
Quote from Trent on 1/14/2007 at 2:58 AM:This is the book you want. Click. There is no other. This is considered the Bible. Period.
I agree... and from a beginner's perspective, it will start you off nice and easy so you can make a batch real quick, then gets to the more complicated stuff in the back of the book. (Also, it's fun to read.) |
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 7:05 PM |
I have been making wine for a while now. I have a web page (a little out of date for my current wines). I have all my wine logs and labels, etc. There are aslo links to various winemaking web sites. My favorites are Jack Kellar's page for lots of information and the winepress.us site for winemaking forums.
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2008 Race Schedule
May 17 Fargo Marathon • 4:26:02
June 15 Manitoba Marathon • 4:06:10 !! PR !!
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 10:26 PM
modified: 1/14/2007 at 10:33 PM |
I am a very novice homebrewer. I am between batches right now. I just made an English bitter a couple months ago. I'm thinking about making a honey wheat next.
I love carbo loading with beer. My wife says it doesn't work that way, but I don't know. Gimli ran across Middle Earth in a suit of armour with a ton of axes on his back and he was a huge beer drinker.
By the way, I started my brewing education with this book by Charlie Papazian. It's really good IMO, but there are lots of good books and websites out there. Homebrewing is about one of the easiest and most rewarding hobbies I can imagine. Anyone, please, feel free to contact me if you want to talk about it. |
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posted: 1/14/2007 at 10:30 PM |
| Quote from hammerbeck on 1/14/2007 at 10:26 PM: Gimli ran across Middle Earth in a suit of armour with a ton of axes on his back and he was a huge beer drinker.
See...I think that's proof that beer is the perfect food! Plus he wasn't particularly fast, but he had ENDURANCE! I think he's my hero!
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Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 7/3/2008 at 7:32 PM |
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