Learn how to make hard cider at home using this guide. Includes a delicious sparkling hard cider recipe for those of us who enjoy bubbles! By Nathan Poell | Updated on August 23, 2022.

Hard apple cider is a great choice for home brewing, especially for those new to the art. At its simplest, apple juice and yeast are all that’s needed to produce hard cider at home.

“Most people who home brew (beer) and make hard cider do it for the pure hobby of it.” It’s recommended you make and store your hard cider in a dark, cool-but-not-cold place, such as a basement.

I really love the culture around home brewing: It’s a great excuse to get together with people, drink, and make something. The only problem is that I don’t love beer. I do love cider, though ...

Cider is fun and easy to make. After making several batches during our first couple years of brewing, I am making my first batch in several years. For our purposes here all cider is hard cider.

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You’ll need about 36 apples to make one gallon of cider, along with seasonings of your choice, like cloves, nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon. Equipment needed: Food processor or blender ...

Apple cider: This is typically easier to make at home because it is fresh, unfiltered and unpasteurized. It is cloudy in appearance and much darker than juice. It has sediment and may also have ...