Cider Chat 174: Beginner Cider Making Q & A | Part 1
Apr 3, 2019
47:59
A Question and Answer (Q & A) on Beginner Cider Making
with 5 panelists in the cider industry
- Marcus Robert - Tieton Cider Works, Washington
- Tim Godfrey - Golden State Cider, California
- Eleanor Leger - Eden Specialty Cider, Vermont
- Brent Myles - Slye Clyde Cider, New York
- Ben Calvi - Vermont Cider Co, Vermont
(ltor), Marcus Robert, Trey Godfrey, Eleanor Leger, Brent Myles, Ben Calvi.[/caption]
Pre-recorded at CiderCon2019 in Chicago
This is Part 1 or a 2 Part series on Beginner Cider Making questions answered by cider industry pros. Q & A topics:- What is cider?
“Fermented fruit juice of apples” says Eleanor Leger
- Wish I knew then what I know now...
- Marketing
“You are going to learn to make cider, but to be able to sell it…” Marcus Robert
- Breweries getting into cider
- Managing residual sugar in the bottle for packaging.
- - a huge range of answers on this topic
- Can you use sulfites?
- The challenge for small cidermakers
- The down fall of Potassium Sorbate in the natural market
- Contract Fermenting to test product
- Ice Cider - “if I use a freezer am I cheating?”
- Stabilizing an ice cider
- Yeast strain for ice ciders
- Cryo concentration
- Is using a freezer considered cheating
- In the US you can not label it as Ice Cider - it can be called "Iced Cider".
- Is using a freezer considered cheating
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