rustang64
Well-Known Member
So I just filled my carboys Saturday and decided since I haven't posted in a while now would be a pretty good time. I went out Thursday and Friday and picked over 600lbs of apples from some neighbors' trees and rented a press from Missoula Urban Demonstration Project, our local tool library. Some friends and I spent all Saturday afternoon pressing apples and drinking the remainder of last years cider until we had 31 gals in the glass . I pitched a couple different yeasts, since different batches seem to react differently to the same yeasts each year, and let em go.
This is the third year I have done this and I have to say this: the first year I did cider, I tried all sorts of recipes and none really worked out so great. Last year though I just pressed the cider, pitched the yeast and let it do its thing and all it was the best I ever had. Simplicity seems to be the way to go with cider.
I forgot to grab out the camera as it was an awesome sight to see all of those boxes of apples, and would have been even better in smell-o-vision. I will try to remember to post photos of the brew in progress tomorrow.
This is the third year I have done this and I have to say this: the first year I did cider, I tried all sorts of recipes and none really worked out so great. Last year though I just pressed the cider, pitched the yeast and let it do its thing and all it was the best I ever had. Simplicity seems to be the way to go with cider.
I forgot to grab out the camera as it was an awesome sight to see all of those boxes of apples, and would have been even better in smell-o-vision. I will try to remember to post photos of the brew in progress tomorrow.