Modern Cider

Emma Christensen

contents

introduction // 1 

turning apples into juice // 7 
setting up your cider house // 23 
turning juice into cider // 37 

beginner ciders // 63 
Basic Apple Cider // 64 
A Touch Sweet Cider // 66 
Supermarket Cider // 67 
Better Supermarket Cider // 69 
Farmers’ Market Cider // 70 
Old Granny Fresh-Pressed Cider // 72 
Single-Variety Fresh-Pressed Cider // 73 
Traditional Fresh-Pressed Cider // 75 

the cider family // 77 
Perry (Pear Cider) // 78 
Cyser (Honey Cider) // 80 
Vanilla Perry // 81 
Black Currant Perry // 83 
Buckwheat Cyser // 84 
Perry Cyser // 85 
Crisp Sparkling Cyser // 86 

modern ciders // 89 
Black and Blueberry Cider // 90 
Pineapple-Coconut Cider // 92 
Smoky BBQ Apple-Pear Cider // 93 
Cherry-Pomegranate Cider // 95 
Spiced Winter Cider // 96 
Ruby Red Grapefruit Cider // 99 
Cider de Jamaica (Hibiscus Cider) // 100 
Dark and Stormy Cider // 102

ciders for beer lovers // 105 
Dry-Hopped West Coast IPC: India Pale Cider // 106 
Dry-Hopped English ESC: Extra-Special Cider // 108 
Belgian Trappist-Style Cider // 109 
Belgian Wit-Perry // 111 
Berliner Cider-Weisse // 112 
Bourbon Barrel–Aged Cider // 114 
Apple Pilsner // 117 

soft ciders // 119 
Sweet Drinking Cider // 120 
Sparkling Apple Juice // 122 
Sparkling Cran-Apple Juice // 124 
Sparkling Grape-Apple Juice // 125 
Real Cider Vinegar // 127 
Apple Scrap Cider Vinegar // 128 
Spiced Apple Shrub // 131 
Dragon’s Breath Fire Cider Vinegar // 132 

apple wines // 135 
Crisp Apple Table Wine // 136 
Golden Delicious Apple Chardonnay // 139 
Snozzberry Rosé // 140 
Apple Pie Dessert Wine // 141 
Pear Champagne // 143 
Fig and Honey Dessert Cyser // 146 
Elderflower-Pear Dessert Wine // 149 

traditional ciders // 151 
Traditional Farmhouse Cider // 152 
Cheater’s Farmhouse Cider // 154 
English-Style Cider // 155 
Spanish-Style Sidra // 158 
Colonial New England–Style Cider // 160 
French-Style Cidre Doux (Sweet Cider) // 163 
Cheater’s Cidre Doux (Sweet Cider) // 164