Looking at the apple cider from above, lid off. Above the pickle pebble this foam appeared, and overflowed from the jars. A lot of healthy fermenting going on in there!In the dark! Two 1 litre jars, and one 500 ml jar of crabapples becoming hard apple cider. These needed to be checked every 3 days. The calendar on the computer was setup to sound alerts every three days, so as not to forget. And it is a good thing too, because they bubbled up and through the coffee filters, right onto the floor below the trolley.After two weeks sitting in a cool dark place, the hard apple cider was ready to be strained to remove the crabapples. The smell of alcohol was very, very, very strong! Attila and I both had a taste, whoa!The hard apple cider is still bubbling away in this 1 litre mason jar. It is now being kept in the cool dark place for four to six weeks, as it slowly turns to apple cider vinegar.
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Teri
6 years ago
Woo! I bet that was one heady aroma in your kitchen when the cider bubbled over! Much better than if it had been vinegar.
Maybe you two should keep some of that hard cider. 😉 Party at Maggie’s! 😉 😀
Maggie Turner
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6 years ago
Teri, it sure took me by surprise! My first attempt only grew mold, but not this stuff. Good to know that I can make hard cider, but it is really the apple cider vinegar we are after, Attila drinks the stuff. It would be quite a party, I doubt anyone would remain conscious, 🙂
Woo! I bet that was one heady aroma in your kitchen when the cider bubbled over! Much better than if it had been vinegar.
Maybe you two should keep some of that hard cider. 😉 Party at Maggie’s! 😉 😀
Teri, it sure took me by surprise! My first attempt only grew mold, but not this stuff. Good to know that I can make hard cider, but it is really the apple cider vinegar we are after, Attila drinks the stuff. It would be quite a party, I doubt anyone would remain conscious, 🙂