Hard Cider: Perfect for Fall

The best hard cider is made from sweet apple cider fresh from the cider press — whether your own, or a local cider mill's. If you already make beer or wine at home, the jump to cider making is simple and you already have the equipment you need!

Making Wine With Fresh Fruit

Fruit wine involves some combination of fruit, sugar, water, and wine yeast. The process that creates fruit wines is very similar to that of grape wines, but there are some slight differences. Find out how to harvest, prepare, and ferment your own fruit wine.

Adding Pumpkin to Beer

If you ask three brewers how to make pumpkin beer you'll get five answers. That's because you can make it in so many different ways, read our techniques to get you started.