How Do You Make Hard Cider At Home?
If you’ve ever had hard cider, you know how well it goes down on those hot summer afternoons. Now you can make it yourself at home for much less than you’d pay at the store and it takes very little time and attention and is much easier than you think! Step 1 (Juice apples and) pour juice into pot. Heat until it simmers. Step 2 Cool to room temperature. Step 3 Pour juice into the empty bottle. Add a sprinkle of wine yeast. Step 4 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep4 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4716329/airlock2_Full.jpg’); }); Fermentation lock filled with water Add fermentation lock to bottle and fill the lock with water. Step 5 Place bottle in a cool, dark place. Check every day or two to see if the juice has started fermenting (it will become cloudy with yeast). Step 6 Continue checking every few days until juice becomes clear and yeast falls to the bottom. Step 7 Siphon the cider into a new, clean gallon bottle
