Cider is my favorite brew
arround here its a luxery item............and costs a fortune
I can be seen regularly buying large quantities of apples and non fermented apple juice when Im feeling lazy
Surprisingly there is a large quantity of yeast available at the local supermarket..........
most be a lot of home bakers in the middle east:Wow1:
Mashed strained add some sugar/honey( I usually heat in water and make the suger honey mix a complete liquid) and some yeast- make a home made air trap out of a large necked balloon
Fill the 5 gallon water jug with your liquid- put on the ballon with a small hole in it.
Tape on a black bin liner and put in a warm corner of the house.
Wait 3-4 weeks- or untill the bubbling stops..........note this can be quite ferrocious- and smells just like your brewing alcohol !
When clear and no bubbles carefully decant into your bottles of choice-
grolsh bottles work great
and so do recycled coke plastic bottles.
Add a 1/2 teaspoon of caster sugar or honey melted in water and put on the cap.
wait a further two weeks..............you have now made your first sparkling hard cider-
usually way way stronger than your store brought, better taste and no chemicals
enjoy !
Making wine is basicly the same very simple- brewing beer without a kit is more dificult as you can't pop into your local brewers shop arround here
You might note however many westerners bring in large "food"cans unlabled after their vacations home