So, unless I'm doing something wrong (which, please, please, please God, tell me) it seems if you want to get a really good press of liquid out of your grapes (or whathaveyou). You really shouldn't fill up your press to the tippy top. In fact, it seems the emptier it is, the drier the leftovers once you're done pressing.
So I've basically been squeezing ~1 gallonish of stuff.
Which, ok fine.
But my question is: WHY THE HECK ARE THE BASKETS SO TALL THEN?
#Juggling #apples.
#Juicing lots of apples💚 🍎 🍏❤️
Our booth at inaugural Fall Fun at #RoyalAthleticPark hosted by City of Victoria. The event ran from 1pm-4pm, today.
#FreeEvent #FreeSamples #CommunityEvent #FamilyFriendly #Teamwork
#LifecyclesProject #FruitJuice #Nonprofit #WellandCommunityOrchard #FoodSecurity #Fruits #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #CommunityWork #Cidermaking
The compacted block of #apples after being run through the cider presser. We punch the block out, into a wheelbarrow. It's then used as both compost & pig feed extras for local farms.
#fruit #PressedApples #textures #pulp #Juicemaking #Cidermaking
The worst/hardest part (or the most difficult lesson for me to learn) of pressing fruit for making wine/cider/perry/etc is trying to squeeze the most possible liquid out of the fruit. Like the last hour of squeezing I probably get like 150ml out. It's absolutely not worth the time and effort, but my cheap/greedy ass can't seem to just let it go.
After posting about this iconic painting a few months ago it was great to see it for real in the “Met” Museum in New York. Painted by William Mount in 1840. Cider Making is a scene from Setauket on Long Island where he was born and lived. William Sidney Mount is most famous for his New England snow scenes. Apt as we had walked to the Met through a cold sunny snowy Central Park. Wonderful #painting #cider #cidermaking #TheMet #MetropolianMuseum
Crushing apples from our tree for hard cider.
New batch of riddling going on at TeePee cider. 504 bottles of 2017 vintage taken out of the cool cellar and being prepared for disgorging. 6 years on the lees. 5bar pressure. Sneak preview shows it has a fresh refined biscuity flavour. Perfect #cider #cidermaking #riddling #rotojolly
The apple #cider I made last autumn has developed a scent of tropical fruits. Papaya? A few weeks ago it smelled more like grapefruit. Any ideas what happened? #cidermaking
Final apple pressing of the year yielded ~9 pints at 1.048 o.g. It really has been a good year for my apple trees, and it's also the first time my young pear trees have produced anything worth eating.
Another pressing today yielded nearly 1 gallon, with a higher o.g. (1.048) than previous batches, which I assume means the apples were riper.
This morning I filled my press to the brim and got ~12 pints of juice. Which is awkwardly split between two part filled demijohns. Getting a better "splodging" technique now. The key is to do small batches.
Another pressing this morning yielded just under a gallon of juice. And last week's two are fermenting well.
Cider making has started two weeks early this year. I've just pressed 10% short of two gallons of juice at 1.044 o.g. Might crack open a bottle of the 2015 vintage later on to reward my hard work.
My friend's cider apple trial orchard is located on marginal land on a local farm with an incredible view of the Beaufort range and a company of loud sheep in the fenced area nearby. We went to test out some new scythe blades and snaths he just received. #gardening #cidermaking
Last year's apple grafting workshop worked out pretty well! The variety is court pendu plat on M7 rootstock. Court pendu plat is an AA ancient apple, likely cultivated and spread throughout Europe by the Romans. Apparently it has great flavour and aroma and a dense, almost cheddar-cheese-like texture.
#gardening #cidermaking
I harvest these highly tannic pears to make perry. #cidermaking
Red currant wine, cider with cherries, pure cider.
All spontaneous ferments, nothing added (except water and sugar in the wine, which is necessary).
#cidermaking #winemaking #beersofmastodon #ølheimen #allheimen #norsktut
Det må være lov å si, Egil, at denne spontanfermenteringa har gått over enhver forventning!
Ripsvin til venstre, sider med kirsebær til høyre. Vinen er søt, med en litt syrlig avslutning. Smaker omtrent som saft, og går ned farlig fort.. Sideren er knusktørr og syrlig, men har også massevis av kirsebærsmak.
Gleder meg som en unge til disse har fått litt kullsyre og roet seg ned på flaske en måned eller to 😍
#allheimen #ølheimen #beersofmastodon #cidermaking #winemaking
