I’ve been thinking about getting an apple press. But it’s something that you would only use a month or two max per year, so I put it off...
The apples are heavy on the trees out here this year!
There’s a place down the road a bit that makes pasteurized, ZERO PRESERVATIVE cider, so I use that. Now they say it’s pasteurized, but if you leave it on the counter unrefrigerated, it will start to ferment. That was what happened to me and what got me into home brew about 4 yrs ago!
A good, clean, crisp dry hard cider is wonderful. And I doubt I’ve ever done a run that came in less than about 7% ABV, so it’ll put ya on yur lips!
Everyone who has tried it LOVES IT!
And, it keeps the doctors away.
This weekend I tried a bottle of my 2008 batch and the next night a bottle from my 2010 batch. I’ve been getting the urge to brew. I always get it this time of year. Apple season is coming here in Maine.