Two of our favorite things combined: hard cider and smoke! Kyle Tupper sent us some bottles of a hard cider he made by fermenting fresh-pressed apple cider and dosing it with new cider infused with lapsong souchong tea, a very unique black tea that is smoked-dried over pinewood. Kyle’s Smoked Hard Cider Homebrew Recipe Rauchgraf
This recipe and process write-up was provided by Kyle Tupper who sent us the very fun smoked cider sampled in this Chop & Brew video. The addition of pine-smoked lapsang souchong tea to the cider results in a most unique smoke flavor like nothing we’ve ever had before and will soon be trying in
Smoked beer meets hard apple cider in this episode of Chop & Brew. Chip shares the story of his rauchgraf or smoked graf, a hybrid beverage fermented from a blend of rauchbier wort and orchard fresh apple cider. The result is something delightfully smoky and slighty tart with a bit of malt and apple sweetness.
