Find your next hard cider recipe. Click on the label to view the hard cider recipe and discover how you can make your own craft hard cider. Many of the recipes also include ideas for adapting the recipe to your method. For example, I use a kegging system so I force carbonate my ciders after aging but you could easily bottle condition instead. Leave a comment or send me a message if you have a specific question or need support adapting a recipe.
I have grouped the ciders into my three Cider Categories: Traditional Ciders, Adjunct Ciders, and Dessert Ciders. Traditional Ciders are those only using apples and pears. There are no other ingredients that influence the aroma and flavor profile. Adjunct Ciders are those that have other ingredients with the goal of influencing the aroma or flavor profile. The last category is Dessert Ciders. These ciders have higher levels of alcohol. His can be done through a variety of methods. Explore them all and get inspired.
Click on the cider name or label to view the hard cider recipe.
Traditional Ciders
“American Cider”: This is a recipe for making fresh apple juice. What is called “cider” by many in America

Black Magic: Arkansas Black single variety hard cider recipe (fermented on the peels)

Heirloom Cider: Traditional cider recipe made with American heirloom apples

Japanese Sunrise: A hard cider recipe of Mutsu blended with other apples and pears

My First Cider: Recipe for making your first hard cider

Pippin Magic: Newtown Pippin single variety hard cider recipe (fermented on peels)

Simple Cider: A simple recipe for making good cider.

Silver Sun: Mutsu single-variety hard cider recipe

Red Pear-Sweet Apple: A naturally sweet hard cider recipe with great complexity

Adjunct Ciders
Bitter Orange : Orange and Citra hopped hard cider recipe

Bitter Red: Cranberry and blood orange hard cider recipe

Black & Gold: Arkansas Black and GoldRush hard cider recipe (fermented on the peels with oak)

Blue Flame: Blueberry and Carolina Reaper hard cider recipe (Warning: It’s Hot)

Cider Lite: Hopped cider recipe

Easy Cherry Cider: Tart cherry cider recipe that’s easy to make

Elderflower: Elderflower hard cider recipe

Flamin’ Hops: Carolina Reaper, Chipotle, and Hop hard cider recipe

Garden Cider: Plum and Ginger hard cider recipe

Li’l Apple: A hard cider recipe made with Manzanita berries.

Misty Mountain: Black raspberry hard cider recipe

Nuts! Cider: Recipe using walnuts as an adjunct for hard cider

Pink Paradise: Pink grapefruit hard cider recipe

Prickly Apple: Prickly pear hard cider recipe

Rock’n Raspberry: Red raspberry hard cider recipe

Sunrise Cider: Apricot hard cider recipe

Tupelo Cyser: Tupelo honey hard cider recipe

Winter Cider: Recipe for cider fermented with lager yeast and aged with hickory

Dessert Ciders
Flora Dora: Raspberry, lime, and juniper hard cider mistelle recipe

Prickly Pommeau: A traditional pommeau made with Calvados, but also a Prickly Cider twist.

Ruby Reaper: Grapefruit, lime, chipotle, and carolina reaper pepper hard cider mistelle recipe




huge variety you must be busy
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Many year of testing and trying. 😁
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