Cidery or winery

 

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As this was our first time making hard cider, I was wondering if there was a word for the place where cider is made, like a winery or brewery. I was surprised to learn the following:

Cider is a kind of wine. It is not a kind of beer. Just like wine is made from fermenting grape juice, cider is made from fermenting apple juice. 

A place for making cider is a “cidery” or a “winery” and it is not a “brewery.” 

Beer is brewed. Brewing involves boiling or cooking. To make beer the “brewer” steeps barley or wheat grains to convert the starches to sugar. The liquid is then known as “wort.” Brewers then boil the wort with hops before fermenting it into beer. 

A cider maker does not steep or boil the juice before fermenting it. A cider maker puts the fresh apple juice in a fermenter and adds yeast to create a liquid known as “must.” Once the must is fermented it is cider.