Cider : Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider

Make your own cider! Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols take you step-by-step through the cidermaking process, covering everything from the various types of apple presses to how to filter, fine, rack, and store your cider. They also provide recipes for making six types of cider---still, sparkling, champagne, barrel, French, and flavored---and advise you on which apples to use to achieve particular flavor qualities. There is even a chapter on making cider vinegars and brandy and using cider in your cooking. Finally, Proulx and Nichols show you how to grow and maintain your own home apple orchard and build your own cidermaking equipment.

Co-author Annie Proulx has written many popular books, including Storey's Cider with Lew Nichols. Annie has also written the bestselling novels, The Shipping News and Postcards, and has authored short stories, magazine articles and non-fiction books. She lives in Wyoming.

Lew Nichols is the owner and operator of the Vershire Cidery in Vershire, Vermont, where he lives. He has co-authored Cider with Annie Proulx.