7/1/23 I purchased four bags of apples from Devoe’s. The specific gravity suggests cider will have 6% alcohol. I discarded more apples than usual, some were brown and soft. The […]
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Category: Homebrewing
Sweet Fern Tea
On a recent cross country skiing trip someone brought some Sweetfern tea made from the wild sweetfern and dried. I tried some and it was miraculously something I’d been looking […]
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Cider #24: A Hero Emerges
2/18/23 I bought 2 bushels of apples at Devoe’s. 1 bag consisted of large yellow apples that I believe were golden delicious. These pressed a little mushy but weren’t too […]
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Cider #21: Evolution Hard Cider
In a world where technology is surpassing human capabilities, it is crucial that we live with intention. Are we destined to become like Krang, the evil leader of the Ninja […]
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Cider #20: Grooms Tavern Cider
Cider brewed in honor of James Groom who opened the Grooms Tavern in Clifton Park, NY back in 1825. May we see the return of local brews served at the […]
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Cider #19: Cheerbringer
This cider was the favorite drink of Olaf Cheerbringer, a sorely missed childhood Dungeons and Dragons character. Olaf was a lute-playing bard who sadly never made it past level 1. […]
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Cider #18: Self-Powered w/Grape
This naturally fermented cider was bicycle-foraged using apples picked from the tree growing in front of Hannaford Supermarket and grapes picked from the Clifton Gardens wild grape vine. The cider […]
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Concord Grape Wine #3
CGW3 is a second pressing from the concord grapes used for making CGW2. To make CGW3 I extracted the last bits of color and flavor from the grapes by adding […]
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Concord Grape Wine #2
This is an attempt to reproduce last year’s concord grape wine which was possibly one of the best homebrews I have made, albeit in a small quantity. Last year I […]
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Cider #17
1/29/22 I have half a bag of Ruby Mac’s. I bought three bags of apples at DeVoe’s, each a different variety. One bag is Fuji’s which A said people really […]
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