Cider: Making, Using and Enjoying Sweet and Hard Cider - Softcover

Proulx, Annie; Nichols, Lew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882669699 ISBN 13: 9780882669694

Publisher: Storey Books, 1997

Synopsis

Make your own cider! Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols take you step-by-step through the cidermaking process, covering everything from the various types of apple presses to how to filter, fine, rack, and store your cider. They also provide recipes for making six types of cider---still, sparkling, champagne, barrel, French, and flavored---and advise you on which apples to use to achieve particular flavor qualities. There is even a chapter on making cider vinegars and brandy and using cider in your cooking. Finally, Proulx and Nichols show you how to grow and maintain your own home apple orchard and build your own cidermaking equipment.

About this title

Review:

one of the most comprehensive and enduring books on the topic. ["Cider"] is a valuable resource not only for those attempting home bottling, but also for apple enthusiasts. -- "Gastronomica"

If you re a cider fan hard or sweet or just like to experiment with beverage-making, this is a guide you ll want to have. "The Baltimore Sun"

It 's all there, from grafting to distilling, from applejack to vinegar. "Washington State Grange News"

a straightforward, user-friendly, step-by-step handbook "Library Bookwatch"

From the Publisher:

Discover the pleasure of making and drinking fresh cider

Clear, simple language, numerous illustrations, and detailed step-by-step instructions, lead you through:

-MAKING fresh and delicious sweet and hard ciders -- including blended and sparkling ciders

-BUILDING your own working apple press

-CHOOSING the right apple cultivar for the flavor you want

-PLANNING and PLANTING your very own home orchard for the freshest batch of cider ever!

Plus, interesting bits of history and lore shed light on cider's colorful past.

Annie Proulx is a novelist living in Wyoming. Lew Nichols is the owner of the Vershire Cidery in Vershire, Vermont

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0882669699
• ISBN 13: 9780882669694
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224