Home made cider (by accident)

[scarey55]

Wow! I just made cider by accident

I had some windfall apples that I thought I should use so I cut them up and put them through my aged juicer, bottled the juice and thought it would be nice to drink fresh apple juice on a warm day.

I put the juice in the fridge in 3 GLASS bottles, went on holiday for 11 days and forgot about them.
I thought I should ditch them when I got back because they had probably gone off by now. Imagine my surprise when the juice fizzed as I opened the bottles. The result is a rather nice fizzy apple juice that tastes just like sweet cider

I am going to put it back into PLASTIC bottles and let it ferment out a bit more but it is delish so, if any of you have a glut of apples, this is a great way to use them up.

* goes into the garden to pick some more windfalls

[Alison]

We put freshly squeezed apple juice in demijohns with nothing else added and make cider every year. The natural yeasts work brilliantly and we get a pretty decent alcohol content.

[scarey55]

I don't know why I was surprised that it turned into cider I know that's how they make it but I didn't expect to be able to do it that easily.

I'm certainly going to try your way Alison, I have quite a few apples left and it's my birthday soon so I might be able to wangle a newer juicer as a present

[burnie]

I'm giving this serious consideration as I don't like the commercial apple flavoured pop that's sold locally, I have three trees and I'm sure they will produce a few pints.

[Alison]

I don't know why I was surprised that it turned into cider I know that's how they make it but I didn't expect to be able to do it that easily.

I'm certainly going to try your way Alison, I have quite a few apples left and it's my birthday soon so I might be able to wangle a newer juicer as a present

OH uses a small scale press but he does make quite a bit