September 2022

Septembers Explorer Box features Moth to a Flame and Strange Range.

BOOK OF NOMAD | MOTH TO A FLAME
Moth to a Flame is a blueberry Nordic Mead. ⁠We began fermentation by pitching Kveik yeast into fresh pressed NY apple juice. Kviek yeast has subtle citrus and tropical fruitiness but is also relatively neutral, giving the strain a lot of flexibility for additional ingredients.⁠ After fermentation, we made tea from elderflower, juniper berries, Palo Santo wood, lemon zest, mint, and lavender. Covered and steeped for 30 minutes, the ingredients are extracted, creating a super concentrated flavor.⁠ The solids were strained from the tea, then blended with wildflower honey and blueberry. Lastly, we transferred and blended the tea into the base cider.⁠

SHARED UNIVERSE | STRANGE RANGE
We teamed up with @crookedstave out of Denver, Colorado, to make Strange Range, a Brett Fermented Farmhouse Cider.⁠ We have always admired Crooked Staves liquid, even from the beginning of Graft, so needless to say; we are excited to work with them. Every collaboration starts with deciding the style of the cider + beer. We landed on making a farmhouse-style cider.⁠

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TASTING
Are your ciders chilly? Do you have your tasting card and a pen handy? Taste through your Cider Explorers Box with Kyle.

CIDER COCKTAIL
Edward Gibbons-Brown, one of our favorite local mixologists and theater lover, has created a custom cocktail for you, Cider Explorers, using ingredients found in the common pantry.