Comments on: Ciders: How do you Like them Apples? http://www.grapesandgrainsnyc.com/2009/11/06/ciders-how-do-you-like-them-apples/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Flaherty http://www.grapesandgrainsnyc.com/2009/11/06/ciders-how-do-you-like-them-apples/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 David Flaherty Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.grapesandgrainsnyc.com/?p=2961#comment-2410 Well, Jason, I do what I normally do when I have a massive hangover: 1) Drink a fish-bowl sized cup of coffee 2) Head to Hot Bagel for an "everything" bagel (toasted), with two eggs, sausage and cheese. 3) Scarf it down while watching bad tv. 4) Consider a nap. 5) Stretch and run for 15 minutes. 6) In two hours, I am whole again. (or you could always just take a shot of Jameson, two advil and sleep for 5 more hours) In terms of residual sugar, a lot of the "better" ciders are fermented close to dry so they are not laden with excess amounts of sugar. As with any good wine or beer, the more sugar in the liquid, the more you need acid to balance it out. And trust me, these ciders have some great acid. In fact, true cider apples are practically inedible as they're so chock full of tart, malic acid. Well, Jason, I do what I normally do when I have a massive hangover:
1) Drink a fish-bowl sized cup of coffee
2) Head to Hot Bagel for an “everything” bagel (toasted), with two eggs, sausage and cheese.
3) Scarf it down while watching bad tv.
4) Consider a nap.
5) Stretch and run for 15 minutes.
6) In two hours, I am whole again.
(or you could always just take a shot of Jameson, two advil and sleep for 5 more hours)

In terms of residual sugar, a lot of the “better” ciders are fermented close to dry so they are not laden with excess amounts of sugar. As with any good wine or beer, the more sugar in the liquid, the more you need acid to balance it out. And trust me, these ciders have some great acid. In fact, true cider apples are practically inedible as they’re so chock full of tart, malic acid.

]]> By: Jason Clarke http://www.grapesandgrainsnyc.com/2009/11/06/ciders-how-do-you-like-them-apples/comment-page-1/#comment-2407 Jason Clarke Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:35 +0000 http://www.grapesandgrainsnyc.com/?p=2961#comment-2407 Like you (before you wrote this) I have little experience with cider but this was illuminating, thanks. Now what did you do about the massive sugar/alcohol hangover from drinking all that cider? Like you (before you wrote this) I have little experience with cider but this was illuminating, thanks. Now what did you do about the massive sugar/alcohol hangover from drinking all that cider?

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