Its been about a week and half now I got the cider brewing, a plan for another cider in the works while its still in season, and then maybe turn back to brewing a beer. But I wanted to touch base because I had gotten some questions about the difference between a beer and a cider. The main difference between the cider making process/beer making process are the ingredients used to make them.
In cider your primary base is apples (apple juice, apple cider, juiced apples, etc). You can make a wort and use water, but to get the real deep flavor you want to use apple juice, or preferably apple cider that has been unpasteurized, it is ideal for the brewing process and will give you a great product.
In beer your making a wort from the ingredients of barley, hops, grains, and then you can change aspects by adding flavors or subtracting things you don't like. I'm not a fan of beer, the hoppy beers or the wheat flavored beers upset me but that's a personal issue nothing that should keep you from a cool crisp refreshing brew!
After you get past the wort Beer and Cider are basically the same thing, you ferment them both the same way, they both need sugars, and yeast to ferment, some beers can subtract sugar depending on what your making, but overall these two products are the same and different, but both can be cool, crisp and refresh!
I'll keep you update on what happens from here but for now let me know if you have any questions or anything!
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