Hard cider is traditionally made from fermented apple juice, but can also be made from pears. It can ferment with the yeasts naturally present in the juice, or yeast can be introduced to ferment it. It was a traditional beverage in Spain, France, and the United Kingdom, and was a popular drink in the colonial United States. Fruit that is meant for cider rather than eating is generally not pleasant to eat, as different qualities in fruit are required for good cider.
Drinks Made With Hard Cider
- Baked Apple
- Snakebite: hard cider and lager beer
- Black Velvet: hard cider and Guinness
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Also called "draft cider"
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Europe
All products named cider are alcoholic
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55BC
First documented apple cider
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Fermentation temperatures
Between 40 and 60°F
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Alcohol content
3% to 8%
