fermenting Has anyone fermented Apple's ?

[Gargoyle91]

I'm about to try but everyone is saying why would you ferment Apples ? From what I hear they are sweet and a bit tart and full of probiotics that can be added to other dishes , Going to do a few just apple cubes and a few with added jalapeno's

 

[FGpepperguy]

Your post made me throw some apples in the fermenter yesterday.

 

[SpainChillihead]

What result has this experiment had?

 

[FGpepperguy]

It has got the fermented twang. Asian pears and fuji apples.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Yeah it's called hard cider

 

[noway2]

Yeah it's called hard cider

Next thing you know, someone will be asking about fermenting corn.

 

[SpainChillihead]

I just made a few liters of fermented sauce....now that the fermenter is free, I think it's a good time to try what this tastes like

 

[HellfireFarm]

Next thing you know, someone will be asking about fermenting corn.

gotta remember to boil it after

 

[Edmick]

Never done it but I would just caution to remove the seeds first. The fermentation (alcohol) will extract the cyanide from the seeds.

 

[Siv]

Never done it but I would just caution to remove the seeds first. The fermentation (alcohol) will extract the cyanide from the seeds.

There is no cyanide in apple seeds - there is a precursor (amygdalin) which your body can metabolize into hydrogen cyanide but the quantities are tiny. You'd need to chew and metabolize something like 2lbs of just seeds to get to a fatal dose.

Additionally, Lactobacillus acidophilus has been shown to degrade amygdalin through the fermentation process making it even less likely for there to be anything close to a quantity that would impact a human. Indeed, fermentation of cassava is a typical method for removing the toxic cyanogenic glycosides that are present when raw.

 

[toby321]

Never done it but I would just caution to remove the seeds first. The fermentation (alcohol) will extract the cyanide from the seeds.

is this really true? that's incredible I wouldnt have known