Apple Cider

Step 2 How Ya Like Them Apples?

Apples are the base of your cider. You can add spices or blend in other juices (like I did) and you can even ferment the cider to make it a "hard cider." However, it's amazing how much you can vary the flavor of your cider simply by choosing the right apples.

I did my shopping at the Berkeley Bowl, a food market that is famous for its variety of produce. I ended up with a mix of apples, mostly inexpensive ones:

• 3 lbs of Red Delicious apples (the apple-y base)
• 2 lbs of Granny Smith apples (for tartness)
• 2 lbs of Shinko apple pears (for an interesting pear-y sweetness)

I also picked up four juice oranges and four lemons, to add a hint of citrus.

Comments

[#OccupyInstruct]

id use gala and fuji apples for sweetness and some granny smith's for the bitter/sour to balance it out. ALSO you could throw in an asian pear... i love asian pears :D