The Everything Hard Cider Book: All you need to know about making hard cider at home

by Drew Beechum

Easy to brew, easy to customize, and enormously delicious!Looking for a crisp, clean, and scrumptious alternative to beer? On a gluten-free diet or allergic to the grains used in brewing beer? Want to experience the pride that comes when your friends crack open one of your bottles and exclaim, "You made this?"Then welcome to the world of hard cider. Suddenly it's everywhere--it's on the menu in pubs and restaurants, and there's a dizzying array of ciders available in stores. And some cider lovers, just like craft beer drinkers, are looking for ways to create their own brew.The Everything Hard Cider Book takes you step by step into the fermentation and bottling process, with tips on finding the proper equipment, sourcing ingredients, varying flavors, and creating unique packaging. You'll also find advice on advanced techniques, like evaluating the finished product, varying recipes for your own taste, and even growing fruit for cider.And with thirty-five essential and adaptable recipes for apple and other fruit ciders, you'll find everything you need to make your own distinctive and delicious beverages.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Brewing

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2013

Reviews

[J.S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really does have just about everything you need to start making hard cider.

[Steve Bedford · Rating 3 out of 5]

A moderately helpful overview. Some good variation ideas, but I wish it had illustrations, and went into more detail on many of the topics. Important details that I was wondering about (sanitation, etc) were mostly glossed over.