Articles: cider

Basics of Cider Making: Preparing Apple Cider

To make the best cider, you first need an understanding of the processes and the science behind them. Become a cider making expert with help from these tips!

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Fall In Love With Cidermaking: Guides to Making Cider

Get ready to take a bite out of the world of cidermaking! These seven guides are sure to help you make delicious, crisp cider this fall. PLUS,…

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Triple Apple Snack Cake: The Perfect Autumn Treat

Nothing says “autumn” like the smell of baked apples and spices fresh out of the oven. This triple apple snack cake uses applesauce, apple cider, and fresh…

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Bring On the Brews This Summer: DIY Beer, Wine, & Cider

There’s nothing much better than having a drink after a long, hot day. What could make it better is drinking something that you brewed yourself. Create great…

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Chelsea Green Staff Picks for Your 2023 Reading List

From the enlightening and thought-provoking to the quirky and fun, we, the Chelsea Green employees, have the perfect list to get you started on your next read!…

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Best Types of Glasses for Cider: Let’s Raise A Glass!

We’d like to propose a toast…to cider! It’s time to push aside those basic cups in the cabinet and make room for some real glasses for cider.…

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Cheers! A Guide to Making Sparkling Cider

Make some room, Champagne and Prosecco. Sparkling cider is here to stake its claim as the superior bubbly beverage this upcoming holiday season! Crisp and refreshing, this…

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Fermenting Apples for Cider

Fermenting apples is a key component of the cider making process. Along with all of the different strategies that go into fermenting apples, there are also traditional…

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Lost Nation Cider Pie Recipe

Fall means apples: Walking through orchards picking apples, finding wild apple trees, and best of all…eating apples! We’ve had the privilege of publishing many books with delicious…

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The Best Types of Apples for Cider in North America

If you’re a fan of cider, you know that the type of apple used can make or break the flavor. And with all the different brands of…

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7 Mantras of Cider Making

To make the very best cider—whether for yourself, your family, and friends or for market—you first need a deep understanding of the processes involved, and the art…

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Styles of Cider: The 4 Main Categories

Looking for the best cider to sip on a crisp fall evening or cold winter night? In the excerpt below, author and fermented beverage expert Claude Jolicoeur describes…

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How Do You Like Them Apples?

Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy apple-focused food & drinks and reflect on this staple of the American diet. Here are some Chelsea Green books that…

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Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living

“Loving apples or cider is not a prerequisite for loving this book. All that is needed is the willingness to follow a vibrant narrative voice driven by…

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Honoring the Cider Making Process

Cider making seems like a lot of work (and it is) but it makes itself more than you may know. With the addition of yeast, the apple…

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