How to make homemade apple cider?

Name: How to make homemade apple cider?
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 4 liters drinking water, chlorine-free; 2 cups brown sugar, or muscovado; 15 apples, they can be Golden or Gala, but it is important that they are sweet.; 1 envelope wine yeast, optional; drinking water; 1 cheesecloth, or a similar cloth

Mayte Rueda

Apple cider is an ideal drink to refresh and to use this fruit that is left over at home or simply to enjoy it in a different way. Remember that cider has a very low alcohol content and is very easy to prepare; the important thing is to take care of it so that it ferments well.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 15-10-2021

Preparation

15 mins

Low

Chop the apples into large pieces with the skin on, they don’t have to be regular or uniform. Pour the 4 liters of water and the sugar into a glass container, dissolve with a wooden spoon, and then add the apple pieces, including the cores. Dissolve the packet of yeast in a little water, wait 10 minutes for it to activate, and pour it into the glass container. Cover with a cheesecloth and set aside in a dry, dark place. Stir the cider approximately 2 or 3 times a day, fermenting for 7 to 10 days. Strain with the help of a strainer and cheesecloth. Refrigerate and it is ready to drink.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

39.6

kcal

1.98%

Carbohydrate, by difference

10.2

3.4%

Protein

Total lipid (fat)

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100

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Tips

You can choose not to use wine yeast, as it is not essential; the natural yeasts from the apples are sufficient. It is preferable that the apples are organic.

How to make homemade apple cider?

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