Orchard Run Recipe

Time3h

Serves8

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

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Ingredients

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1
Prepare the Apples
Wash and core the cider apples. Cut them into quarters and place them in a large container.
2
Extract Juice
Using a juicer or apple press, extract the juice from the quartered apples and transfer it to a fermentation vessel.
3
Add Ingredients
Add water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks to the apple juice in the fermentation vessel. Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved.
4
Add Yeast
Sprinkle the yeast over the juice mixture and stir gently to combine.
5
Cover and Ferment
Cover the fermentation vessel with a clean cloth and secure it with a rubber band. Let it sit in a cool, dark place for 1-2 weeks, stirring daily.
6
Bottling
After fermentation is complete (when bubbling stops), strain the mixture into clean bottles, leaving some space at the top. Seal the bottles with caps.
7
Conditioning
Let the bottles sit at room temperature for another week to carbonate. Then, refrigerate before serving.