Selecting a Yeast Strain That is Right for You As mentioned in Part 1 of this series, juice clarity, yeast selection and nutrient additions are key to avoiding problematic stinky fermentations. We will now focus on how selecting a yeast strain affects cider quality. ...
When June hits, it’s time to support and celebrate. June is Pride Month, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. And while it may have initially began as a way to honor the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, which is credited as a milestone for the Gay Liberation Movement, it has...
PORTLAND, Ore - June 7, 2021 As the strangest, and possibly most challenging school year ever comes to a close, Jen and Travis Lovejoy of Peak Light Cider celebrate parents with their new, small batch release, Farm School Cider. Crafted from Peak Light’s 2020 harvest...
The sun is beating down on a hot summer afternoon. What should you reach for? A cider slushie! Cider slushies have boomed in popularity in recent years, and more and more cideries are getting creative with their offerings. “The whole intention is to have fun with it,”...
Fruited ciders are definitely on the rise, and when the warm weather season hits, it’s all about summer berries. Given the creativity in the cider industry, the options for berry ciders are plentiful from blueberry and blackberry ciders to strawberry and huckleberry....
Imperial Peach Tea Portland Cider Co. - Clackamas, OR Brassy colored with sparkling carbonation, this imperial seasonal is the first in a new series from Portland Cider. Culinary apples, a suggestion of earthy tea, and the sweet scent of honey stand out in the...
Orange U an IPA? Urban Tree Cidery, Atlanta GA At a distance you might mistake this hazy yellow-orange cider for a beer, but one whiff of the culinary apple, orange peel, and peachy sweetness on the nose and you'll know what's in the glass. Even though coriander...
Making great cider certainly has everything to do with how you treat the fruit and how you treat the juice. But Champlain Orchards, located in Vermont, takes it one step further. For Champlain, stewardship starts from the very beginning — it starts in the orchard. All...
There’s nothing but sunshine on our minds. We’re pretty stoked about sun-drenched adventures in the days ahead, and all the spritzy, delicious cider we’ll drink while doing so. While there’s nothing quite like cracking open a chilled cider in the backyard – we’re not...
