Recent content by Arkie

Thank you all for the replies, they were all very helpful! My next step is to attempt to reproduce the logos on the hopper. The best I can tell one of the logos reads as follows: "Worlds Standard Line" and the other side reads "H. M. WADE" Is there any chance that there is actually an image...

Thanks for the research and comments! I too think it was a good find...;)

I just picked a cider press and was hoping to get some help identifying it. Keywords on the castings are as follows: Pat Jan 2_1872 Nov 19.72 REIS May 26-74 Jul 21-74 Jun 26.77 Jun 6 76 47 And some of the words I can read where a label was painted are as follows: Worlds Standard Line...

yep, that is what it looks like... Thanks!

I made a batch of cider using the same recipe I have had success with in the past with the exception of using Nottingham Ale yeast. I thought it was stalled but then it blew up on day 3 because I did not have a blow off tube. Took 3 weeks to get down to 1.000 gravity and now it appears to be...

My best batch so far was with Mangrove Jack cider yeast even though I didnt use nutrient, just lucky I guess. I used green apples harvested early in the summer, steamed in Safborne to get juice, brown sugar during primary to increase %, and honey for back sweetener during secondary.