Fizzy apple drink to keep

[elephanto]

I used to have a recipe for a drink called apple ale. I remember grating apples and adding water and ginger and stirring for odd times for a few days then you bottled it in lemonade bottles and it fizzed up. Can you help?

[BBWCHATT]

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Apple Ale

2lbs apples (any sort)
1 gallon of cold water
1� lbs sugar
1oz root ginger
� tsp cloves (optional)
pinch cinnamon (optional)

Wash apples and grate coarsely. Do not peel or core apples.

Add water and cover with lid (not airtight) or clean tea towel.

Stir this apple water daily for a week.

After a day or two (depends on the temperature) the mixture will start to ferment due to the natural yeasts on the apple skins.

After a week strain into a clean container.

Add sugar and spices. Stir until sugar is dissolved and leave overnight.

Strain into plastic �lemonade� bottles.

Release pressure daily �� it is dangerous to leave the bottles for a long time!

Ready to drink after a week.

Will keep for several months gradually getting drier and more alcoholic.

[elephanto]

Thankyou - this is the recipe I remember. Any other recipes for drinks that are home made. I have made elderflower champagne and ginger beer.

[lafrancaise]

I used to do this too but didn't grate the apples, just cut them into 4. I also used cider bottles for storing. I stopped doing it as every time I opened a bottle (had to be outside or over the bath) I lost half of it....

[BBWCHATT]

Elephanto - I found this for you:

http://www.homebrewuk.co.uk/information.htm


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scrumpy/cider/hom epage.htm