Hard cider is really easy to make and tastes amazing.

Making cider, or hard cider as it is called in America, is really simple and requires very little equipment. You can use store bought apples or your own homegrown apples.
All you need is a press, a scratter, and a demijohn or carboy. And some apples of course!
This will make a drink you will be proud of after a long day working outside.
We are trying to be as self-sufficient and off grid as possible on our smallholding, our English homestead, with a little help from Hazel, our pup.

[@normpiligian7854]

He makes me want to try it ! 😇

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

Thanks!

[@genjiglove6124]

Love your videos. My first three apple trees are about to enter their first winter on my property, looking forward to getting to the cider step soon enough...

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

Thanks for that - I hope your apple trees do well!

[@chris_private]

Looks tasty!

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

It is!

[@geegdavid]

Very nice. The history of cider in America is very interesting to me. Prior to prohibition the most popular tavern beverage would’ve been hard cider. When prohibition ended, beer took over. During the colonial era individual such as George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were good examples of those who were purveyors of hard cider. American interest in hard cider has revived as desire for gluten-free beverages has increased.

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

I had no idea about the change after prohibition - why did the change happen?

[@Hin_Håle]

Lovely video. Makes me want to go get some cider! You probably know about this already but there are some pretty decent apple mills for home use out there. Much easier than "the bucket of doom" as I call it. 😅

[@DrDooDah]

My wife is Korean, and out there the word 'cider' means lemonade. A few years back, when we were living in Seoul, a British supermarket opened up. I was checking out the ales, and my wife saw some apple cider, and bought it. It was a long walk back from the shops, and we were both pretty much parched when we got home. My wife is not much of a drinker, but she downed the can of cider in almost one go. After that, she looked at me and said she felt very weird. I checked out the can and it was 5% abv. I tried not to laugh ....

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

Haha, that's a great story!

[@basilsmith62]

Алкоголь - зло! Будьте трезвым всегда и во всём!