Autumn Cyser 2024.
A semi-dry cyser made from hand-pressed crabapples straight from Mum’s house and bramleys from a neighbor’s garden. Captures autumn in a bottle!
- ABV
- 10%
- Sweetness level
- Semi-Dry
- Flavour Profile
- Crisp and a bit tart, with a honeyed apple twist
- Batch Size
- 10 Gallons
- Bottled on
- 03/11/2024
The Story
What is Cyser?
Cyser is a blend of apples and honey that’s been turned into a type of mead. Think of it as a cross between a traditional apple cider and honey wine. It combines the natural sweetness of honey with the crisp, fruity flavors of apples.
Historically, cyser has been around for centuries and was often enjoyed by farmers and homesteaders who used whatever they had on hand—fresh apples and locally sourced honey. It’s a versatile drink that can be sweet or dry, still or sparkling, depending on how it’s made.
What We Made
This batch of Autumn Cyser 2024 is a semi-dry mead made with hand-pressed apples and honey. We used crabapples from Mum’s garden for a tangy kick and bramleys from a neighbor to balance it out with some sweetness. Everything was pressed by hand, so it’s as fresh and homemade as it gets.
Once we had the apple juice, we mixed in honey, added a champaigne yeast that works well with fruit flavors, and let it ferment slowly. The result is a crisp, light drink with just enough sweetness to remind you of fresh apples, but not so much that it feels heavy.
This isn’t something fancy — it’s just a small batch we made to share with friends and family.
Production
Fermentation Process
Fermented nice and slow with EC-1118 yeast to keep that fresh apple flavor. Bottled after two months.
Ingredients
10 gallon batch of Cyser.
- Lalvin EC-1118 Wine Yeast
- 3.2 kg Blossom Honey
- 1.7 gallons Crabapple juice
- 8 gallons Bramley apple juice
- Potassium sorbate
- Potassium metabisulfite
- Pectic enzyme
Aging Potential
Drink it now for the freshest taste, or let it mellow out over the next year.