{"id":786,"date":"2018-02-12T10:24:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T10:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesrising.net\/blog\/?p=786"},"modified":"2018-02-12T10:24:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T10:24:31","slug":"johnny-apple-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jamesrising.net\/blog\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Apple “seed”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I found a really fun recipe<\/a> last year for apple cider, which basically involves putting apples in a pot and boiling them for three hours. The sheer chewiness of it makes it the best apple cider I know. But I wanted to take it a step further this time, and make hard cider. As a SCAdian I know used to say, “Cider wants to be hard.”<\/p>\n

But brewing takes equipment. So I headed up to my local Wholefoods, thoroughly expecting a one-stop shop, based on the hipster WFs that I’m familiar with in NYC. Not so for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Cheesecloth, to strain my apple-mush? Nope, but nylon mesh nut “mylk” bag that will do fine.<\/p>\n

Champagne yeast, or similar? Nothing, unless I want my cider to taste like sourdough. So I got a bottle of kombucha, and I’m crossing my fingers.<\/p>\n

Gas trap top, to let out the CO2 and keep out bacteria? Nope.<\/p>\n

So be it. I once heard about a factory in Mexico that tops all their bottles with condoms: the condom expands as CO2 production heats up, and then deflates.<\/p>\n

Does WF sell non-lubricated condoms? Not only do they not; they don’t sell any condoms in this country (at WF). And other nearby pharmacies don’t have non-lubricated ones.<\/p>\n

But at this point, I was committed. I opened one up, washed it out as best I could, and now to hope for the best.<\/p>\n

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