Apple Crumbler Cyser (yes, you read that right)

The first victory for the French since Napoleon: the fake-Frenchman and the real-Frenchman of the Drinking Goat Brewing Co. (DGBC) concocted and executed their original recipe for a hard cider.

above: the real-Frenchman stirs and simmers the must

Ingredients included (but were not limited to):

-“gala” apples, frozen and pulped
-sprig of fresh vanilla bean
-flaked brewing oats, baked
-local honey, courtesy of a Wheaton apiarist
-ground cinnamon
-WE CAN’T SAY MORE

In truth, an apple cider made with honey as the primary sugar source for the yeast is called a “cyser.” It sounds like a sci-fi weapon, so you run the risk of sounding like a Battlestar Galactica geek, but if you explain it to people then you’ll sound like a legit alcohol connoisseur. Our cyser will take the next two weeks to ferment, then it will be filtered and left to age and settle in our NEW ONE GALLON GLASS CARBOYS. The DGBC crew is very excited about these because it allows us to try more recipes in smaller quantities.

above: the fake-Frenchman slices the vanilla bean

Upcoming brewing events, with the rugged German, involve “oak treating” our ultra dry red wine, bottling our ultra dry red wine, and beginning our stout. And if you'd like to help, we could sure use any empty red wine bottles you have lying around; we're trying to recycle --> reduce --> reuse. You know, to lower our carbon footprint...and bottles are expensive.