Cider!

Well I've decided to make the leap into making hard cider. As I have found out from research its a remarkably simple process. Basically put the cider in the fermentor, add yeast and ferment. You cannot just buy regular apple juice and throw in some yeast though. The cider needs to be preservative free. I will be starting out with a sparkling dry cider, since sweet cider involves stopping fermentation early so there are enough residual sugars left behind to have a nice sweet flavor. It will just be way easier to start with dry. The hardest part about cider is letting it age long enough. I plan this taking a good six months to finish. A huge reason as to why I am starting now. I hope it will be good by the time Christmas rolls around. I will probably do another batch in October when the local apple festival is in full swing and I can get cheaper, fresh, and, most importantly, preservative free cider. Thanks for reading!