Have you ever made hard cider?

[RUDisney]

I bought some apple cider, without preservatives, about 2 weeks ago. I put it in the basement refrigerator and when I remembered it this weekend, the gallon jug was very swollen.

A fast sip of the foam and it tastes different than regular cider. Not bad... just different.

Is this the only thing needed to make hard cider? I didn't drink more of it because I didn't want to make myself sick.

I will enjoy the entire gallon, though not at one sitting, if I accidently made hard cider.

What do you think? Did I make something wonderful, or will I make myself sick?

 

[grinningghost]

Did you make something wonderful? Hmmm. The very first time I got ANNIHILATED - I was drinking hard cider. I was 15 and didn't realize how drunk and how sick you can get from something made out of happy little apples. Boy did I learn my lesson. 3 long days and nights of throwing up non-stop. My Dad didn't even ground me because he told me he figured I'd been punished enough. Just the thought of hard cider makes my stomach gurgle. I hope you have better luck with it than I did.

 

[RUDisney]

My "beast" was vodka. I could only start drinking the stuff again a couple of years ago.

I have learned that moderation is key to most all good things. (How's that for an oxymoron?)

 

[Saffron]

Seriously, I think you made cider vinager. LOL! I'm not sure though, but I think so.

 

[Grog]

When I was in the Army, twenty years ago, I was stationed in Washington state. You couldn't go half a mile along the highway without running into a stand selling apples and apple juice. We would get a gallon jug, drink off about a cup (so the jug wouldn't swell too bad), and let it sit for a few days. After it "turned" we only had a few days to drink it before it grew mold due to the lack of preservatives. It was pretty good stuff from what I remember

Good times, good times...