Emma Christensen

contents

introduction // 1

turning apples into juice // 7
setting up your cider house // 23
turning juice into cider // 37

beginner ciders // 63
Basic Apple Cider // 64
A Touch Sweet Cider // 66
Supermarket Cider // 67
Better Supermarket Cider // 69
Farmers’ Market Cider // 70
Old Granny Fresh-Pressed Cider // 72
Single-Variety Fresh-Pressed Cider // 73
Traditional Fresh-Pressed Cider // 75

the cider family // 77
Perry (Pear Cider) // 78
Cyser (Honey Cider) // 80
Vanilla Perry // 81
Black Currant Perry // 83
Buckwheat Cyser // 84
Perry Cyser // 85
Crisp Sparkling Cyser // 86

modern ciders // 89
Black and Blueberry Cider // 90
Pineapple-Coconut Cider // 92
Smoky BBQ Apple-Pear Cider // 93
Cherry-Pomegranate Cider // 95
Spiced Winter Cider // 96
Ruby Red Grapefruit Cider // 99
Cider de Jamaica (Hibiscus Cider) // 100
Dark and Stormy Cider // 102

ciders for beer lovers // 105
Dry-Hopped West Coast IPC: India Pale Cider // 106
Dry-Hopped English ESC: Extra-Special Cider // 108
Belgian Trappist-Style Cider // 109
Belgian Wit-Perry // 111
Berliner Cider-Weisse // 112
Bourbon Barrel–Aged Cider // 114
Apple Pilsner // 117

soft ciders // 119
Sweet Drinking Cider // 120
Sparkling Apple Juice // 122
Sparkling Cran-Apple Juice // 124
Sparkling Grape-Apple Juice // 125
Real Cider Vinegar // 127
Apple Scrap Cider Vinegar // 128
Spiced Apple Shrub // 131
Dragon’s Breath Fire Cider Vinegar // 132

apple wines // 135
Crisp Apple Table Wine // 136
Golden Delicious Apple Chardonnay // 139
Snozzberry Rosé // 140
Apple Pie Dessert Wine // 141
Pear Champagne // 143
Fig and Honey Dessert Cyser // 146
Elderflower-Pear Dessert Wine // 149

traditional ciders // 151
Traditional Farmhouse Cider // 152
Cheater’s Farmhouse Cider // 154
English-Style Cider // 155
Spanish-Style Sidra // 158
Colonial New England–Style Cider // 160
French-Style Cidre Doux (Sweet Cider) // 163
Cheater’s Cidre Doux (Sweet Cider) // 164