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Food & crafts => Home brewing => Topic started by: chriso on September 10, 2011, 07:57:40 pm

Title: Cider from crab apples?????
Post by: chriso on September 10, 2011, 07:57:40 pm

Does anyone have a recipe for cider from crab apples?

Title: Re: Cider from crab apples?????
Post by: YorkshireSmallholder on September 15, 2011, 02:22:08 pm

Hi Chriso - see the link in the 'Wanted,Original no additive Scrumpy recipe please!' post. Should work equally as well with crabs but not sure how it will tast - you may need to add quite a bit of sugar!

Title: Re: Cider from crab apples?????
Post by: windymiller on November 16, 2011, 06:27:01 pm

crab apples can be quite bitter, but the juice will ferment as usuall, if you mix plenty of sugar in and use with ordinary cider apples/ juice will be ok, we've put small quantities, say up to 15%  of crab apples in cider before with no problems, i wouldn't want to try making cider from crabs alone, theyre not that jucy either.....