cider making supplies for apple ciderMaking Hard Cider
   Hard cider was once the drink of choice in early America.  Today, sweet cider is enjoyed at harvest time and the hard stuff is making a comeback. The secret to making sweet or hard cider is the blending of apples at pressing time.
   A balanced blend of sweet and tart apples is needed. Hard or sweet, it's another great activity to enjoy at home.  Unfortunately for the home cider and apple wine maker, the addition of stabilizers to fresh pressed apple cider is becoming common.  This is being done to extend the products shelf life.  Cider which has been treated in this way will spoil before it ferments.

LEARN TO MAKE HARD CIDER
CIDER SWEET & HARD $14.95
Discover the pleasure of making and drinking fresh cider with this complete guide to sweet or hard cider.  216 pg. by Proulx and Nichols
THE BEST APPLE CIDER $3.95
Instructions, recipes for sweet or hard cider.  32 pg. by A. Proulx

1 GALLON WINERY $44.95
Get ready for the fruit harvest or make your favorite fruit wine using our fruit puree wine base.  The one gallon winery package fits in any small closet; yet produces professional winery taste.  This kit comes with all of the special equipment and ingredients needed to make any of the 100+ recipes included in the Winemaker’s Recipe Handbook.  This package is also great for making small batches of hard apple or pear cider and sweet or dry meads.
  • 2 gallon Primary Fermenter
  • 1 gallon Glass Carboy
  • Air Lock and Stopper
  • Auto Siphon Kit
  • Straining Bag
  • Easy Clean Sanitizer
  • Reusable Bottle Stoppers
  • Acid Blend
  • Pectic Enzyme
  • Grape Tannin
  • Campden Tablets
  • Yeast Nutrient
  • Potassium Sorbate
  • 4 packets Wine Yeast
  • Hard Cider Making Equipment Kits
    Complete Hard Cider Making Equipment Kit
    5 GAL. HARD CIDER EQUIPMENT KIT $129.95
    Complete equipment package for making 5 gallons of your favorite hard cider from any concentrate or fresh fruit.  Primary fermenter with lid, 5 gallon Better Bottle, airlock and #10 stopper, hydrometer, siphon hose, bottling bucket with spigot, bottle filling wand, bottle cleaning brush, sanitizer, carbination drops, bottle caps and capper.  You also receive our Cider, Beer and Mead Additive Pack which contains all the additives listed in our recipe including the yeast.
    3 gallon Hard Cider Making System
    UBS CIDER SYSTEM with APPLE WINE BASE $134.95
    Unfortunately for the hard cider and apple winemaker, the addition of stabilizers to fresh pressed apple cider is becoming common.  Vintner’s Harvest Apple Wine Base, made from choice Northwest apple varieties, maximizes flavor, aroma and tartness.  Used in conjunction with the UBS 3 gallon Cider Making System, hard cider is as easy to make as it is to drink!  Recipes for 3 or 5 gallons of apple wine are also included.
  • 4¼ gal. Pail with Lid
  • 3 Gallon Better Bottle
  • Econo Lock Air Lock
  • #10 Drilled Stopper
  • Curved Racking Cane
  • 4 ft. Siphon Hose
  • Jumbo Straining Bag
  • Bucket Clip
  • Shut Off Clamp
  • Bottle Filling Wand
  • 8 oz. Sanitizer
  • Plunger Corker
  • 1st Quality Corks
  • Bottle Capper
  • 60 Carbonation Drops
  • 60 Crown Bottle Caps
  • 2 oz. Acid Blend
  • 1 oz. Grape Tannin
  • 1 oz. Potassium Sorbate
  • 1 oz. Pectic Enzyme
  • 1 oz. Yeast Energizer
  • 1 oz. Campden Tablets
  • 1 pk. Cote des Blanc Yeast
  • 1 pk. Montrachet Yeast
  • 1 pk. Cuvee Wine Yeast
  • 1 pk. Champagne Yeast
  • Recipes and Instructions

  • VINTNER'S HARVEST APPLE WINE BASE 96 oz. $42.95
    Unfortunately for the hard cider and apple winemaker, the addition of stabilizers to fresh pressed apple cider is becoming common. Vintner’s Harvest Apple Wine Base, made from choice Northwest apple varieties, maximizes flavor, aroma and tartness.  Used in conjunction with the UBS 3 GALLON EQUIPMENT KIT, hard cider is as easy to make as it is to drink!  Recipes for apple wine also included.
    WINE MEAD & CIDER PACK $11.95
    Individual bottles of acid blend, grape tannin, potassium sorbate, pectic enzyme, yeast nutrient, campden tablets, and 1 each of Cote des Blanc, Montrachet, Cuvee and Champagne wine yeast. 
    BEER & CIDER BOTTLING PACK $5.95
    UBS refill pack for bottling beer and hard cider.  The package contains standard crown bottle caps and pre-measured priming sugar tablets for sixty 12 oz. or thirty 22 oz. beer bottles.  A bottle capper is required.
    Cider Pressing Equipment
    APPLE CRUSHER $245 PICTURED ON TOP
    Made with heavy-duty cast iron construction, our new Vintners Best Apple Crusher includes a wooden mounting base that can be mounted horizontally on a table or vertically on a corner wall.  The wood drum has stainless steel crushing blades and stainless steel chute.  An easy-to-turn handle makes crushing large quantities of fruit quick and effortless.  The crusher measures 16” x 12.8” x 18” and is backed with a limited one year manufacturer's warranty.
    APPLE CRUSHER & FRUIT PRESS $554.95
    This deal brings you a total package.  The No.25 Fruit and Grape press is just the right size for pressing out 5 and 10 gallon batches of cider as well as any other fruits including grapes.  Includes re-usable pressing bag.  Basket is 10" x 14".

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