A change of heart on ciders and meads

Way back when I decided not to include ciders and meads in the year of beer. I'm happy to say I was so wrong not to include them. A friend of mine convinced me to give them a go. Well, not just any friend. He happens to hold a few national championship medals. Among those medals are winners for cider. I asked John if he wouldn't mind teaching me a couple of things on Cider making. He was happy to oblige.

Cider Nerd Stuff:

Cider Style: Common Cider

Batch Size: 4 Gallons

Juice:

• 4 gallons organic cider
  

Yeast:

• 2Pkgs Red Star Pasteur Champagne

Cider Style: English Cider

Batch Size: 4 Gallons

Juice:

• 4 gallons organic cider

Yeast:

• 1 Pkgs English Cider Yeast (White Labs #WLP775)