Re: [CH] Re: apple cider (was fermentation)
Greg Mortensen (loki@world.std.com)
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:30:10 -0500
Dave Drum wrote:
>In colonial times when Americans were known as "Jonathans" to our Pommy
>forebears cider was, indeed, fermented apple juice. And applejack was
>brandy distilled from cider.
I can't remember the source (it was probably "The Alaskan Bootleggers
Bible"), but I was under the impression that our forefather's applejack
was produced by "jacking" the cider (i.e. fractional crystallization:
freezing the cider, and discarding the ice) and not distillation.
Regards,
Greg
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