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Message beastiefan2k P beers 5012 º places 294 º 11:08 Thu 1/19/2012 Originally posted by JohnF Did you see the BYO or Zymurgy article on ice cider? Pretty clever technique. The problem around here is juice. The orchards that juice are doing exclusively or almost exclusively dessert apples. Is there a link to that article (I doubt it). Is it the technique were you freeze it in a plastic carboy and flip it upside down (Bill told me about that)? I am making a bootleg ice cider. Its finally cold enough to do so. Planning on one of the upcoming weekends.
Message csbosox beers 1229 º places 13 º 17:06 Thu 1/19/2012 $32.99 on the ice cider and I just bought a sixer of NB Dig, pretty OK stuff.
Message JohnF 17:16 Thu 1/19/2012 Originally posted by beastiefan2k Originally posted by JohnF Did you see the BYO or Zymurgy article on ice cider? Pretty clever technique. The problem around here is juice. The orchards that juice are doing exclusively or almost exclusively dessert apples. Is there a link to that article (I doubt it). Is it the technique were you freeze it in a plastic carboy and flip it upside down (Bill told me about that)? I am making a bootleg ice cider. Its finally cold enough to do so. Planning on one of the upcoming weekends. Yes, apparently that is effectively how most of it is made. I had thought for a long time that it was more similar to ice grape wines (fruit left on plant until frost).

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Message HomeBrewHawk beers 464 º places 22 º 12:55 Sat 1/21/2012 Barley’s on 119th said they have 12 bottles of King Henry on their Facebook page. No word on price.
Message beastiefan2k P beers 5012 º places 294 º 13:56 Sat 1/21/2012 Originally posted by JohnF Yes, apparently that is effectively how most of it is made. I had thought for a long time that it was more similar to ice grape wines (fruit left on plant until frost). From my understanding there are 2 ways to make it and the best producers from Montreal only make it the frosted-fruit method and look down upon the icing after pressing method. Of course, I don’t have, much of a choice.
Message marnet 09:11 Sun 1/22/2012 Originally posted by HomeBrewHawk Barley’s on 119th said they have 12 bottles of King Henry on their Facebook page. No word on price. I had one last night and they are charging $20. Not bad at all, pretty much retail in states that got bottles for retail sale.

Message beastiefan2k P beers 5012 º places 294 º 13:27 Sun 1/22/2012 Free State has Eagle’s Nest IPA and Mighty Oak Brown. The Quad, Iron Man, and Old Backus from March is back.
Message hwwty4 beers 1 º places 1 º 14:19 Sun 1/22/2012 Originally posted by beastiefan2k Originally posted by JohnF Yes, apparently that is effectively how most of it is made. I had thought for a long time that it was more similar to ice grape wines (fruit left on plant until frost). From my understanding there are 2 ways to make it and the best producers from Montreal only make it the frosted-fruit method and look down upon the icing after pressing method. Of course, I don’t have, much of a choice. All this talk of ciders got me in the mood to make some. I went to bachus and was talking with the guys behind the counter about making iced ciders and the recommend using a salad spinner. Let it get to a snow cone like concistancy then parley the ice particles in the spinner and it’ll sperate the concentrate from the ice crystals. I might give it a whirl if I can find a salad spinner.
Message JohnF 15:32 Sun 1/22/2012 On the finished cider? How do you not oxidize it? If you freeze beer in a keg (slowly, check often) until it is slushy, you can rack over to another keg and leave almost all of the ice behind.