Learn to Home-Brew at Cider Day 2010

CIDER DAY 2010

cider day

Join us next Saturday, November 6th
at STRANGE BREW for
National Learn to Home-Brew Day 2010!

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Teach a Friend to Brew Day Event & Sale

Cidermaking Recipe

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Learn to Home-Brew at Cider Day 2010

GRAIN SALE!

www.Cidermaking.com

Greetings!

Are YOU ready to make cider?

Order our Exclusive fresh-pressed Spectacular Apple Cider Blend. Fresh from the Orchard. Ready to Brew.

See below for complete details!

Making HARD CIDER is EASY. Our favorite recipe is included in this month's newsletter.

Stop by Strange Brew this weekend as we fire up the brew kettles for National Learn to Home-Brew Day! This Month's Theme is CIDERMAKING. Join us for Beer Homebrewing and Cidermaking demos, and sampling all afternoon. Rain or Shine.

Teach a friend to brew, and maybe they'll stop drinking all of YOUR home-brew!

Also, check out the Special Grain Sale at the end of this brewsletter.

Cheers,

Brian Powers

Strange Brew
1-888-BREWING

p.s. Don't forget to try our Exclusive Recipe of the Month Kits! On sale for $4.00 off.

This Month's Recipe Kit: Oldcastle Brown Ale.
Next Month's Recipe Kit: Rudolph's Red Ale *New*

Learn to Home-Brew

Cider Day 2010

Saturday 11/06/2010

EVENT SUMMARY:

Cidermaking Demonstrations all day.
Cider on TAP: Buy Unpasteurized cider by the gallon. Reserve yours today.
Cidermaking Competition: NEW this Year. See store for details.
Apple Bake-Off: NEW this Year. Contact us for details.
Join us for Free Brewing Demonstrations and watch the brewers in action!
We will be Brewing Beer, Hard Cider, and more!
Come see for yourself! Everyone is welcome to attend.
Always FREE Admission.

DATE: Saturday November 6th, 2010

TIME:

Cider Day is 11 am - 6 pm
Cider Competition and Apple Bake off entries due by noon.
Bake-off Judging 12-2, Cider Judging 2-3pm.

LOCATION: Strange Brew, 41 Boston Post Rd. East, Marlboro MA

1-(888)-BREWING or (508) 460-5050

Email: strangebrew@home-brew.com

Web: www.Home-Brew.com

FREE STUFF!

Free Admission
Free Demonstrations
Free Samples
Free Pot-Luck Apple-Themed FEAST!

Home-Brewers WANTED!

Join the Demonstration!
Order your own Fresh Cider. See below for details.
Bring a Friend!

ORDER

FRESH

PRESSED

CIDER

Make your own Hard Cider. Order Now.
Fresh-Pressed Apple Cider

Strange Brew Exclusive Pressing
No Preservatives.
Not Pasteurized.
Pick-up in Marlboro only.
Pre-Order by Thurs. 11/04/10 to Save $1 per gallon.
Pick-up on Cider Day 11/06/10
Cider is "on-tap", bucket not included.
New this year: 6 gallons of Cider in a New 6.5 Gallon Fermenting Bucket w/ Lid = $35.00
Bring your own Bucket/Carboy or buy one here. Many sizes available.

This spectacular blend of Apples is perfect for Cider Making. This special pressing contains McIntosh, Cortland, and an array of other classic apples specifically chosen to balance the sweet, tart, and bitter characteristics of various New England Apples to produce the Highest quality Hard Cider.

Fresh Apple Cider

Sold per Gallon. Pre-Order Prices:

1 gallon: $5.00

5+ Gallons: $4.00 per gallon

20+ Gallons: $3.00 per gallon

Please call or email to reserve your cider. (Un-reserved cider add $1 per gallon)

Call 1-888-BREWING today or Order Online.

See recipe below for cidermaking instructions, or join us for Cider Day!

Making HARD CIDER is EASY!

Cidermaking

Basic Hard Cider Recipe:

This is a 1 gallon recipe.

Scale up all ingredients (*except yeast) to brew any size batch of cider.
*1 pack of yeast is enough to ferment 1-5 gallons of cider per pack.

(Do not attempt to store unused portion of yeast.)

INGREDIENTS:

1 Gallon fresh pressed CIDER (NO Preservatives, unpasteurized if possible)
1 package YEAST (see below)
- Pasteur Champagne Yeast (dry)
- or Lavlin EC-1118 (sweet)
- or WYEAST CIDER YEAST (Special Order - Now IN STOCK)

½ tsp. Yeast Nutrient (boosts yeast activity)

½ tsp. Pectic enzyme (helps clarify cider)

8-16 oz. Corn Sugar (or table sugar, malt extract, honey etc.)
*For apple wine, add an additional 8-16 oz. of sugar (per gallon)

(Optional) 1 campden tablet (crush) OR 1/8 tsp Potassium Metabisulfite

DIRECTIONS:

Crush and Mix campden tablet(s) and cider in a sealable fermenting vessel and allow to sit for 24 hours. During this time, the Campden tablet/sulfite is killing the wild yeasts already present on the apple skins. When the campden has de-activated 24 hrs later, stir in remaining ingredients (except yeast) then sprinkle pack of yeast on top and attach airlock (1/2 filled with water).

Ferment at 60-75 F.

The yeast will begin to ferment the sugar and produce sediment, (which will drop to the bottom), alcohol, (Our real goal here :) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) which escapes through the airlock, without allowing harmful bacteria to enter.

After 1-2 weeks, bubbling in the airlock will subside (1+ minute between bubbles) and it's time to bottle.

For Apple Wine:
Transfer into another clean fermenter and wait 2 weeks. Then add 1 campden tablet per gallon and bottle.
*For apple wine you may also add an additional 8-16 oz. of sugar during the first step (see above) and ferment an additional 1-2 weeks*

For Sparkling (Carbonated) Hard Apple Cider:
Add one ounce of dextrose (brewer's sugar) per gallon of cider, mix in and bottle (in beer bottles, with caps). Allow to sit for 2+ weeks @ 60-75 F. to carbonate. Chill and enjoy.

Call our toll-free brewing hotline at 1-888-BREWING

or visit Strange Brew for more detailed info.

Go to www.Home-Brew.com for more Cidermaking Equipment, Ingredients, Kits, Books, Accessories and Brewing Information.

SUPER GRAIN SALE

*1 Free ounce of HOP Pellets with every 25 lb. of grain purchased.

Buy 25+ lbs get 1 free oz, buy 50+ lbs get 2 free oz, etc.

Offer valid for in-stock grains and hops only.

Not valid on previous orders.