Preliminary experiments are described on cider preparation, using the red skin Ohio Beauty apple variety cultivated at Valinhos, State of São Paulo. Starting with apple juice with a pH of 2.70, several cider types were obtained with an average pH of 3.60. Juice sterilization at temperatures of 65-67°C and subsequent lowering of temperature to 30-35°C before fermentation gave the best results. Temperature of 10-16°C as well as temperatures of 23-28°C during fermentation were used with success. Yeast strains selected for grape juice fermentation gave good results for fermentation of the apple juice here studied.