We have made our first batch of cider, although it isn't ready yet.We wanted to make a small batch this time, to try it all out and get our "mother" (starter for future batches of cider, containing the right kind of yeast).
We cored the apples, and then ran the chunks, with peels, through our meat grinder. Abe then put together a make-shift press out of stuff we had around the place.
We got a little under a gallon of apple juice. It is by far the best juice I have ever tasted, and I was ready to drink the whole thing right there and then. However, Abe got the rest bottled up, with a fermentation lock on each bottle before I could. We now have three bottles stored in the power house to ferment. In a week we'll taste all three and see which is the best - that will then become our "mother".
We are going to the city tomorrow to buy parts to make a grinder and press to do this faster and more efficiently. We are in love with juice, cider, apples in general, and totally understand how apples have got the reputation for being a cure for all that ails you.By the way, did I ever mention that we get all our apples for free if we go and pick them ourselves?
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hola velacreatioms,
ReplyDeletei saw your posts on permies.com about the database which i guess got squelched and then petered out, too bad, and i also guess there still isn't really a resource like that? and i also assume you have moved onhelping things grow that arenot in computers, eh, awesome.
i just have a little back yard in edmonton, alberta and planted my first garden this year and also did a pdc.
where are you guys?