Cider Chat

Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist

Interviewing cidermakers, importers, orchardists, foodies, farmers and cider enthusiasts around the world. Let's delve into the semantics of cider…or is it hard cider, cidre, sidra or fermented apple juice? The truth is out there in Ciderville and we are going to find it. We toast in celebration of cider; As a libation, a gift from the gods, a taste of terroir, and a hard pressed good time. Ready to quench your thirst? Grab a glass and join this chat! See you in Ciderville!

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Cider Chat

Episodes (503)

Wednesday How Cider Is Made | Lessons from 500 Episodes of Cider Chat
Wed Apr 15th 499: The Omnia Era of Cider | Pommes in Art Revisited
Wed Apr 8th 498: Heeman's Cellar | Somewhere Cider from Ontario

Cider Chat

Apr 22, 2026
31½ minutes
15 MB

In this milestone Episode 500, we return to a simple question that has come up again and again over the past ten seasons of Cider Chat: How is cider made? After hundreds of conversations with cider makers, orchardists, historians, and fermentation experts around the world, this episode brings together the core lessons shared across 500 episodes - from orchard to bottle. This episode walks through the cider making process step by step, including: Apples and cider apple varieties Milling and pressing Fermentation and yeast Malolactic fermentation Barrel aging and lees aging Blending Bottling and conditioning...

Cider Chat

How Cider Is Made | Lessons from 500 Episodes of Cider Chat

Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist

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