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How many months does it take until the cider's ready from fruit to drink?
by quaffapint 13y ago
How many months does it take until the cider's ready from fruit to drink?
- jffry 13y agoDepends on how obsessive you are about clarity. I've made apple cider and drank it after only a month in primary. It was still a little cloudy but otherwise fine. I also have ciders that I've aged for 1/2/3 years, which have gotten crystal clear and taken on an even more wonderful flavor with time. Some years, apple harvests where I live are good, and other years not so great. Not so great apples = not so great cider = benefits more from aging.
- pwenzel 13y agoI began harvesting fruit for my 2013 batch around Labor Day, and drank some for New Years. It improves with every month of aging. Carbonation takes time and helps to build character.