This could very well be the ultimate seafood cocktail, served with a light-bodied sauce instead of the typical red glop. With lots of vegetables to balance the chunks of shrimp and crab, it can be served as a salad as well as a palate- and eye-pleasing appetizer.

Seafood Avocado Cocktail

Med Bag of Chips

Ham, cheddar cheese, fresh tomatoes, and arugula.

Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Sliced turkey, lettuce, tomato, and mustard in a whole wheat wrap.

Fit Turkey Wrap

Fermented exclusively with apples grown in Montana and lightly sweetened with local Montana beet sugar. Cheers to Montana!—6.7% ABV

Wash and core the Montana apples. Cut them into quarters and place them in a large fermentation vessel.

Prepare the Apples

Using a cider press or juicer, extract the juice from the apple quarters. Collect the juice in a sanitized container.

Extract the Juice

In a separate bowl, mix the apple juice with the beet sugar and water until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Add Sugar and Water

If using, crush the Campden tablets and add them to the mixture to sterilize. Let it sit for 24 hours.

Prepare for Fermentation

After 24 hours, sprinkle the cider yeast over the surface of the mixture. Stir gently to combine.

Add Yeast

Cover the fermentation vessel with a fermentation lock and place it in a cool, dark place. Allow it to ferment for about 2-4 weeks, or until bubbling ceases.

Fermentation Process

Once fermentation has completed, siphon the cider into sanitized bottles, leaving about an inch of headspace. Cap the bottles.

Bottling

Store the bottles in a cool, dark place for at least 1-2 months to mature and carbonate before consuming.

Aging

Chill the cider and enjoy your homemade Full Montana cider!

Enjoy

Montana apples

Montana beet sugar

Water

Yeast (Cider yeast recommended)

Campden tablets (optional, for sterilization)

FULL MONTANA

Fermented with the best cider apples, our dry hopped cider is moderately sweetened to balance the citrus and tropical fruit hop flavors—6.9% ABV

HOPOPOTAMUS

Fermented with the best cider apples, this cider is moderately sweetened with local honey and served in a 5oz glass, hot or cold—10.4% ABV

CYSER

Fermented with a blend of bittersweet cider apples and heirloom desert apples. Aged in bourbon barrels and complemented with a Vermont Maple Syrup addition—6.9% ABV

BOURBON BARREL-AGED

Fermented and sweetened exclusively with the best cider apples—full of apple aromatics, moderately sweet and very refreshing—6.0% ABV

ORCHARD RUN

Fermented with the best cider apples and sweetened with pear juice from Oregon—moderately sweet with apple and pear notes that finish on a refreshingly crisp note—6.7% ABV

PEARFECTION

Fermented with a blend of bittersweet cider apples and heirloom desert apples. Aged in Chardonnay barrels and minimally sweetened to highlight the apple—6.9% ABV

CHARDONNAY BARREL-AGED

Make FULL MONTANA Recipe in just 1h 30m. Fermented exclusively with apples grown in Montana and lightly sweetened with local Montana beet sugar. Cheers to Montana!—6.7% ABV

Full Montana Recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients for Full Montana Cider

Method

Directions for Making Full Montana Cider