Cider Digest #0603

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Subject: Cider Digest #603, 24 June 1996 
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Cider Digest #603                                         24 June 1996 

                 Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues 
                      Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor 

Contents: 
  Re: Cider and ale (Michael S Ferdinando) 
  Bad cider batches ("Brinkmann, Benjamin H." (Ben Brinkmann)) 
  Berries in cider (Chickengrrl) 
  Re: Volcano cider (Chickengrrl) 
  volcanic action (Kathy Booth) 
  Re: Cider Digest #602, 21 June 1996 ("Kirk L. Oseid") 

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Subject: Re: Cider and ale 
From: msf2@cornell.edu (Michael S Ferdinando) 
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:51:46 -0400 

>Subject: cider and ale (fw 
>From: Kathy Booth <kbooth@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us> 
>Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:08:04 -0400 (EDT) 
> 
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> 
>Does anybody remember the historical name for cidre and ale fermented 
>together? Are there recipes out there you'd recommend? 

I think it's called braggot. 

Or is that malt and honey...? 

Michael S Ferdinando 
Production Control Assistant--Cornellcard 
Cornell University Office of the Bursar, 260 Day Hall, Ithaca NY 14853 
607-255-8135  //  msf2@cornell.edu  //  fax: 607-255-6442 

"When you gaze into the Abyss, remember that the Abyss gazes also into thee." 
                --Neitzche 

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Subject: Bad cider batches 
From: "Brinkmann, Benjamin H." <brinkmann.benjamin@mayo.edu> (Ben Brinkmann) 
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:58:11 -0500 

Hi. 

Some advice for novice cider brewers, as well as the more experienced brewer 
who has the occasional bad batch of cider. I've found that some of my earlier 
batches of cider, which turned out fairly unpleasant to drink, make great 
marinades and sauces for cooking. In fact, you could probably substitute 
cider for white wine in any of a number of different recipes with great  
success. 

So don't let fear of making bad cider stop you from brewing. Chances are,  
even if it's undrinkable, you can still put your product to good use. 

- -Ben Brinkmann 

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Subject: Berries in cider 
From: Chickengrrl <smw1@axe.humboldt.edu> 
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:36 -0700 (PDT) 

Heya, 
        I am planning on making a berry cider this summer.  I want to try  
it w/ and w/o apple juice.  I'm also concidering using elderberries,  
blackberries, salmonberries and huckleberries.  I don't plan on using  
them all together.  What I need is some help with how to handle fruit.  I  
don't have any fruit pressing material.  All along I've been just getting  
my apple juice from the store and adding yeast to it.  I love the  
resulting low alc% cider.  So, how can I do this w/ berries? 
BrewWard 

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Subject: Re: Volcano cider 
From: Chickengrrl <smw1@axe.humboldt.edu> 
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:40 -0700 (PDT) 

You could uncap all the bottles, and pour them into your bottling  
bucket.  Then just start over with the correct amount of priming sugar.   
How does this stuff taste?  Either you primed w/ too much sugar, didn't  
ferment fully, or you got an infection.  If its the latter, don't  
bother.  I rebottled a cider (I forgot to prime) and didn't notice any  
spoilage from oxygen. 
BrewWard 

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Subject: volcanic action 
From: Kathy Booth <kbooth@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us> 
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:27:22 -0400 (EDT) 

 
        I've had overcarbonated ciders and I now use Grolsch bottles.  I  
can slip a bit of gas if the sediment boils off the bottom.  Also screw  
on caps can be opened slightly and then tightened. 

        How to solve the crown cap bottled gusher problem?  I never did!  
Super chilling helps as does lifting the edge slightly to have an  
extended pressure release. Cheers...Jim Booth, lansing, mi   

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Subject: Re: Cider Digest #602, 21 June 1996 
From: "Kirk L. Oseid" <klo@klo.fluent.com> 
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 09:06:53 -0400 

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