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In this episode, Nathan details how he made his winning Ice Cider that launched him into the US based National Homebrew Competition that was held in Portland Oregon at the end of this past June.

******next year’s competition takes place in Rhode Island!

Nathan Williams is a member of the Boston Wort Processors , a homebrew club. He got the apple juice for his award winning cider from Cider Hill based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Go the "Mentions in this Chat" below and find the link to Chadd Cook the cidermaker at Cider Hill episode on ice cidermaking.

Cidermaking Tips used by Nathan

White Labs - 720 Sweet Mead Yeast - because it wouldn’t ferment dry
He monitors his ciders with a temperature controlled chamber
Tilt Hydrometer that floats in the fermenter.
- You can look at your carboy and can see the current specific gravity

Nathan was looking for an ice cider that had clean acidity

Mentions in this chat

Chad Cook - episode 109http://ciderchat.com/109-ice-cider-w-chadd-cook/

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