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Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider, 3rd Edition Paperback – September 8, 2003

by Lew Nichols (Author), Annie Proulx (Author)
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Discover the pleasures of making and drinking cider. From choosing the right apples through reaping the liquid rewards of a successful pressing, this classic guide has you covered. With detailed drawings of cider-making equipment, methods, and set-up, even a novice juicer will enjoy sweet and spicy gallons in no time. Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols provide insightful, time-tested advice enlivened by a smattering of historical anecdotes. Whether you like your cider sweet or hard, you’re sure to find a recipe that satisfies. 
 
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“…one of the most comprehensive and enduring books on the topic. [Cider] is a valuable resource not only for those attempting home bottling, but also for apple enthusiasts.” -- Gastronomica

“If you’re a cider fan – hard or sweet – or just like to experiment with beverage-making, this is a guide you’ll want to have.” ― The Baltimore Sun

“It’s all there, from grafting to distilling, from applejack to vinegar.” ― Washington State Grange News

“ … a straightforward, ‘user-friendly,’ step-by-step handbook … ” ― Library Bookwatch

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How do you make great cider? All you need is an apple.

This handbook shows you how simple it is to turn fruit into nature's most refreshing drink.

* Make fresh and delicious sweet and hard ciders -- including blended and sparkling ciders
* Build your own working apple press
* Enhance your cooking with cider as an ingredient
* Choose the right apple cultivar for the flavor you want
* Plan and plant your very own home orchard for the freshest batch of cider ever!

Plus interesting bits of history and lore shed light on cider's colorful past.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; 3rd ed. edition (September 8, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580175201
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580175203
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.95 x 0.7 x 8.95 inches
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Annie Proulx's The Shipping News won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Award for Fiction, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize. She is the author of two other novels: Postcards, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, and Accordion Crimes. She has also written two collections of short stories, Heart Songs and Other Stories and Close Range. In 2001, The Shipping News was made into a major motion picture. Annie Proulx lives in Wyoming and Newfoundland.

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Customers find the book informative and comprehensive on cider making. They find it clear and readable, especially for beginners. However, opinions differ on the recipes provided, with some finding them good and comprehensive, while others feel there is little guidance on sweet cider making and preserving.

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Customers find the book informative and comprehensive on cider making. They say it provides helpful tips and a range of information for home brewers, including apple varieties and starting an orchard. The book is described as clear and readable, with useful advice and tips.

"...There are also, for historical purposes, descriptions of how apple brandy and applejack are made, as well as some great-sounding recipes utilizing..." Read more

"I haven't finished it yet, but so far it has been a very comprehensive source on all things cider...." Read more

"Great content for any home brewer but be ready to read. Not a lot of pictures." Read more

"Good intro to cider and range of info" Read more

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Customers find the book very readable and complete. They say it's a good book for readers who want to brew.

"Well written and informative." Read more

"Easy read with lots of info on tree varieties and planting tips. Also, plans for a press are included...." Read more

"This is an informative book and easy to read. I felt like it jumped around a bit and wasn't always organized in a way that made perfect sense to me...." Read more

"If interested in cidermaking, this is a "must". Very Clear, Very complete and gives a lot of infos. I've learned a lot of things...." Read more

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Customers have different views on the cider recipes. Some find them good and comprehensive, providing an overview of making hard and sweet ciders. Others feel there is little information on making and preserving sweet cider, and no guidance for fermenting cider beverages. There are also complaints about missing technical details about making cider.

"...with an introduction to having your own sampling, or taking individual tasting notes of ciders...." Read more

"...It was also lacking in some of the technical details about making cider, but did have a lot of details about other considerations..." Read more

"...you from how to make the best out of expensive kits, brew great cider from an orchard's blend, what kind of cider you can use from any grocery store..." Read more

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  • Adam Bigham
    5.0 out of 5 stars To be a North American cider maker
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2006
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    This book has most of the information you would need. A detailed plan to build your own press is included, but so are pointers on obtaining the services of a local orchard's press. Advice is given in selecting apples to grow, rootstock considerations, planting and soil fertility, while also suggesting that others might have some worthwhile advice, like local growers or nurserymen. (I personally suggest, for northern growers, St. Lawrence Nurseries.) Descriptions for classic American apples used in cider are geared toward the cider-maker or grower, and since many of these cannot be grown succesfully in Canada, there are apple recommendations for cider-making in Canadian Provinces. Mention is made of European cider apples, but since these are hard to come by (another suggestion for a source of trees is Cummins Nursery - they also have a smart range of dwarfing rootstock options,) why not grow some of your own cider varieties from seed? A good description and illustration of grafting is given, which can be a good way to replicate trees that you've found to be useful in cider-making. I find in this book, possibly because it is a 3rd edition and written by a pair of authors, that different perspectives are explored: As a cider-maker, do you blend and press your apples all together, or, can you achieve greater control by making individual presses and blending them at bottling? All options are explored. Instructions for making apple cider vinegar are here. There are also, for historical purposes, descriptions of how apple brandy and applejack are made, as well as some great-sounding recipes utilizing cider. Results of a tasting-panel sampling of several commercial hard ciders is shown, along with an introduction to having your own sampling, or taking individual tasting notes of ciders. A few sections could use a mild editing by a horticulturist; an example being about pruning: they say to make pruning cuts flush to the trunk, but actually it is best to leave that small projection where the branch is flaring out (the collar), else it doesn't heal quickly. But it would also be a mistake to leave too much stub. This is why I said at the beginning, that this book provides most of the information you need. Other sources might be University Extension bulletins or a good book on growing apples organically, which makes sense for cider-making, not requiring picture-perfect apples. Of course, there are probably dozens more known apple varieties that would make fine cider that the size of this book just didn't allow to be described. Another book I've read mentions that 'King David' makes a great hard cider all by itself. Sixty varieties are described in "The Best Apples To Buy And Grow", which I've also reviewed, and might be a good companion book to Cider.
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  • william hodges
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book. Better Review!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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    I haven't finished it yet, but so far it has been a very comprehensive source on all things cider. After making two 5 gallon kit batches, I bout some unpasteurized cider online for $11.99/gal. I needed 6 to make the liquid yeast starter and do a 2-stage fermentation. It was preservative free and arrived frozen with ice packs so it turned out great. Much better than Cider House or Mangrove Jacks. While there's no substitute for hands on learning from a pro, this book takes you from how to make the best out of expensive kits, brew great cider from an orchard's blend, what kind of cider you can use from any grocery store (absorbic acid is the only acceptable preservative, not potassium sorbate or benzoate - they kill yeast,) all the way to growing cider and eating apple trees and using a crusher and press to make a batch from scratch. And he has a chapter on yeast harvesting, so once your trees bear fruit (3-4 years,) all you'll have to pay for is gas or electricity and some yeast nutrient!

    My local brew shop, Alternative Beverage - www.ebrew.com - has an annual cider day where one can learn all things cider and get cider juice for $5/gallon. Even less if you bring your own buckets like me. Anyway, buy this book if your interested in brewing cider and don't waste your $ on Amazon! Go to Walmart or your local farmers market and look for a cider blend that's preferably unpasteurized and preservative-free, but a pasteurized cider with only absorbic acid will work fine. Try making a gallon batch first with some dry cider, wine or ale yeast like SafAle US-04. Open the packet and weigh it out. Then use 1/4 of it. I like to use a 2 gallon bucket for 1 week, then rack to a 1 gallon jug for 10 days. I usually keg mine and use a BeerGun to bottle, but bottle priming produces the exact same results. I'm a purist so I make my yeast starters with a 1:1 cider to water ratio & a tsp. of yeast nutrient. But it's up to you. If your trying to clone a Redd's Apple Ale, use WLP001 or US-05 ale yeast instead. It's all a matter of perspective
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  • T
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a reader who wants to brew
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2021
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    Great content for any home brewer but be ready to read. Not a lot of pictures.
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  • c s
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good intro to cider and range of info.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2024
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    Good intro to cider and range of info
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  • James
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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    From the description and look-inside pages I was expecting more of a step-by-step guide. It's more along the lines of these are the steps rather than do this, do this next, etc. One would really need an understanding of the process of making cider to understand why they are telling you about what they are telling you when. Also, there's an assumption by the authors that you will be dealing in truckload quantities, i.e. "To treat 50 gallons of cider..." and very little for the novice who is looking for some hand-holding and advice.

    That being said, there's an awful lot of information in the book on everything from apple varieties to how to freeze the lees out of champagne style cider. As my cider making experience grows I'm sure I'll appreciate the book more.

    In short, I think there are better books for people like me who are just getting started but this is a book that will prove more useful over time.
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  • Dennis Sullivan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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    Well written and informative.
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  • M. Carlson
    5.0 out of 5 stars great info!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010
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    I purchased this book to learn more about making cider, and this book did not disappoint. From the history of cider making to easy to understand reicpes for making your own ciders, this book has it all. This book is loaded with expert advice on cidermaking.
    For those wanting more the authors go into what apples trees to buy to start your very own orchard, types of apple presses ,cider making equipement and the laws governing Cider making.

    With fall in the air and the local orchards loaded with apples what are you waiting for?
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  • Magda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a handbook.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2023
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    This is a very good source of information. The content is complete, well organized and practical and, most importantly, Annie Proulx's writing makes it so enjoyable to read. It would be great if all craft books were written by award-wining writers. Get one for yourself now.
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  • Alan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book and well written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2018
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    Very good book and well written! I followed the instruction and was able to make my own organic cider! If you know a little bit about beer brewing and have done it before, this book will give you some good info on how to make cider:)
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottima Guida per Principianti
    Reviewed in Italy on November 23, 2015
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    Ottime descrizioni e spiegazioni.
    Utili e dettagliate le illustrazioni.
    Consigli preziosi sulla lavorazione delle mele e la produzione del sidro.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read informative book
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2016
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    Great informative book!
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  • John M. England
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2015
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    A very comprehensive guide to cider making
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