{"id":10504,"date":"2022-08-22T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T17:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=10504"},"modified":"2022-08-22T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T17:08:42","slug":"cider-with-michael-fairbrother-beersmith-podcast-263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/cider-with-michael-fairbrother-beersmith-podcast-263\/","title":{"rendered":"Cider with Michael Fairbrother &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #263"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/cider-with-michael-fairbrother-beersmith-podcast-263\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10505\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square-144x144.png 144w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cider-Episode-Square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week Michael Fairbrother joins me from Moonlight Meadery to talk about Cider which has become his top selling beverage.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7vwQRBi8HJBpePV3I7Dpj5\">Spotify <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iphebe3merhgcijzboixy7t27ky?t%3DBeerSmith_Home_and_Beer_Brewing_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-263-Moonlight-Cider.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a>&#8211; Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file.<\/p> <audio controls=\"\"> <source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-263-Moonlight-Cider.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\/>\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n<\/audio> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BQzg9xrb834\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"topics-in-this-week-s-episode-50-46\">Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (48:15)<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This week I welcome back Michael Fairbrother from <a href=\"https:\/\/overthemoonfarmstead.com\/\">Moonlight Meadery<\/a> to discuss cider making. Michael is the founder and head mead maker at Moonlight and also his new Over the Moon Farmstead.<\/li><li>We discuss Michael&#8217;s new farmstead location and on-site brewery.<\/li><li>Michael talks about how he got into cider making.<\/li><li>We talk about the variations of cider he is producting.<\/li><li>Michael explains the basics of cider making<\/li><li>We talk about apple varieties and their impact on flavor<\/li><li>Michael explains some of the challenges of making great cider<\/li><li>We discuss cider making on a commercial scale<\/li><li>Michael talks about using fruit in cider, backsweetening and using hops<\/li><li>He shares where to learn more about cider making<\/li><li>Michael provides his closing thoughts<\/li><\/ul> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sponsors\">Sponsors<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank you to our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\">Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine<\/a> for sponsoring this episode. I encourage you to subscribe to their great magazine!<\/li><li>And also <a href=\"http:\/\/anvilbrewing.com\">Anvil Brewing Equipment<\/a>. Anvil is a new line of kettles, burners and accessories from John Blichmann at <a href=\"http:\/\/blichmannengineering.com\">Blichmann Engineering<\/a>. They make top quality brewing equipment built to last a lifetime.<\/li><li>Also check out <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\">BeerSmith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmithrecipes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BeerSmith Web<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/mobile\">BeerSmith Mobile software<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/dvd\">new DVDs John Palmer and I filmed<\/a> &#8211; How to Brew with Malt Extract and How to Brew All Grain are available now. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to the BeerSmith newsletter<\/a> for free to get some great articles on home brewing.<\/li><\/ul> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Michael Fairbrother for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<br \/><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all of my <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now &#8211; so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thoughts-on-the-podcast\">Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subscribe-to-the-podcast-on-itunes-or-beersmith-radio\">Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes or BeerSmith Radio<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to all of my podcast episodes streaming live around the clock on our <a href=\"http:\/\/BeerSmith.com\/Radio\">BeerSmith Radio<\/a> online radio station! 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