Cider, Hard and Sweet

History, Traditions, and Making Your Own
Second Edition
by Ben Watson

Drinking fresh sweet cider, its taste reminiscent of crisp fall days and ripe fruit, is an annual American tradition. Recent years have seen a resurgence of an even older custom—the making of “hard” (alcoholic) cider, which was once the drink of choice in England and the Americas.

This fully updated and expanded primer is for anyone who wants to make cider and for those who just like to drink it. Ben Watson provides new cidermaking basics tailored to beginner and intermediate cidermakers, with special attention to the new cidermaking equipment available. He has also added new recipes for cooking with cider from notable chefs and bartenders, plus a new chapter about the recent popularity of perry (pear cider). With the rise in consumer demand for local foods and local food products, and the emergence of more small craft food and beverage producers since this book was originally published in 2000, this revised edition of Cider, Hard and Sweet comes at just the right time. 

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