It Is So Easy, I Can’t Stop!

I have the bug.

The fermentation bug.

Strangely enough I didn’t catch it when Kevin was brewing beer. But then I don’t really LIKE beer. And it is a much stinkier process with the hops being involved and all… Wine is…well, different..

And as it turns out, I like cider too.

So that is project no. 2. I started my cider today. Only three gallons (or so.. as I will lose some in the mix), on the other hand, I am the only one that likes it. I put in some ginger to make it interesting. I was curious that you use wine yeast to make it as I think of it more like beer. But according to the recipe that I used, it is more like apple wine than beer. No WONDER I like it!

I have even come up with a name for my creation already! Cider of Eden. Yeah. Same reaction I got from Kevin. Phooey! A pox on you all!

And if the cider works out? Watch out MEAD!

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