Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-30
From The Northern Or. Star.
CIDER.

From the Northern Or. ! } Star.
CIDER.
How does happen. that with manifold adj
vantages (Hnd Pomona never showered them
more penituily than on our hIs) for making
good cider. SO lutte of il is ever to b. found IN
the cellars Of New England This question
has been asked beforehand the answer is
obyiont-want of care ADD skill. But very much
IS owing 10 the former too many among us
had rather s~l down forty barrels of bad CIDER
that be at the trouble Of producing single bar
rel OF good.
Isl. The apples are Often in bad condition.
%. There isa want Of cleanliness in making
the cider. And Ord. There is little or no
! pains taken after il is made, 10 reine aud pre-
! serve IT.
10 remedy these defects il is requisite II at
the apples should he perfectly sound, hut mel
low that great care should be taken ia .aving
every thing belonging to the cider mill eiesn,
with cleauy disposition in those about it. aud
lastly, the cider, we'll stianea, should he put
! into clean casks aud conveyed TO the cellar.
| As soon as the fermentation 10 SO far com leled
! that the foam ceases 10 rise, and while the a.
! der vet sings to the ear, il should be nlcked,
! 20 use technical phrase) j. e. stopped close
IN the cask before The fermentation is entirely
cape OF the fixed air, which gives the spar king
appearance u lively taste thal always belong TO
| good cider. Ii is like WISE important 10 prevent
| an Intercourse win the atmospheric air, which
/ however cheering TO the Spirits of man, is APT
| to s0ur the disposition oi cider. This is a poin
which reserves great attenilpn. Cider, when
properly managed, % ~ the condition of vine
III fact, it rs SORT ot moderate wiDe--and
tue object is to prevents becoming vinegar.
| Ion great care therefore, cannot be taken 10
keep the fixed aT in, and the atmospheric air
out.
| IL is common for those who wish 10 have ine
| cider, to rack II III, as The phrase ii. q. draw
II ont ofthe origiual ca,ks aud l,ul it into u
| theirs, As soon as il has become clear after the
fermentation. The object is To remQye Il from
the lees. But the advantage of this measure
is perhaps questionable tor, in drawing q n the
cider. good deal OF the carbonIc aotid (h1ed
air) must necessarily escape, and thus lar h
liquor is injured. The point them whether
the cider, "lll he IN ured more by standing on
| the lees, than by the loss OF carbonc acid in
changing Casks-and this perh fps can Guly
be settled by experiment. But II II be racked
oil, II should be done as eXpedltiously posi-
BILE, SO that little time may be allowed for the
escape of the hxed air
Cider may be kept good in vessel oil any
size, MS long as il remains unbros ched. But as
soon as you begin TO draw the cider, the outer
alrIs getting in, and the fixed air Is getting
ont-and this mischief Is increasing every time
you draw, until at length the liquor, before IT is
half used, becomes fat stale, and utterly unfit
TO drink, 10 remedy this evil entirely, the cI-
der should be kept 10 vessels so small, that the
contents Of one Of them may he used NJ the
time Of broaching Hence it is that bottled
cider IS superior 10 that OF tue cask. Bui as
bottles are considered too expensive for gene
raj use, small Casks mig bt be substituted, and
would bB found much better Than large ones
because the cider would be sooner drawn out,
aud therefore not so long exposed TO the air
attel broachips. We would therefore recon-
mend particularly to small families, the use of
10 or Is gallon casks, in preference 10 barrels
or hogsheads.
Macy people have an idea that cider may be
Improved by mIhing wlth'it some foreign sub.
stance-such rum, brandy, &c. Hence
they will take much pains, and pay an extra
price to get II cask TO put their cider IN. But
ibis noiion is erroneous. CIDER, instead OF
being improved, 10 decidedly injured by a
mixture with rum, brandy, or any other spirit
uous liquors. Notwithstanding all the praise
bestowed upon il, we have never drank glass
oil good cider from caSk previously imbued
with rum. IL WAS rummy taste, which des-
Hoys the bne flavor oil genuine cider. The
object shoald be 10 get pure cIder-uoi cider
and rum.
oo~ne persons put beeIs into their cider o.
theirs slice or two of raw BRET, under the idea
that the liquor wants something to feed upon.
| WHAT nonsense Ii is not a tncture OF besis
or of beet, thai we wish for but pure unadulte-
rated cider.-And all foreign substances. whe-
Their solid, LIQUID OF srIiorm, should be care
fully excudsd-and then you may put the cup
TO your lips, "th the certainty u gratifying
your palate, eAhllIarating your Spirls and pro-
noting your health.