Recent content by crashncam400

there is fruit on the trees but what is there is very small, about the size of grapes. ill get back out there and take some pictures and get a better look. I believe there is room at that same property for about double the trees but he has a few hundred acres so im sure if we wanted more trees...

Thanks for the tip on the fruit explorers I will join them. I'll have him mow before I go out again, and I'll get a better look at each tree. With as little fruit as there is on the trees now, are there some signs I should be looking for to tell me about the health of the trees?

I went to the orchard today. There are about 45 trees. All very old growth. The grass and brush was a little overwhelming so I didn't spend a lot of time there. Some apples are just starting to grow, most are about the size of grapes at the moment. Too early to start identifying. I also went up...

Your all getting me excited for harvest time. I have some beer fermenting out at his place, I'll see if I can get some pics of the apple press. I would also like to see the orchard now that it's been pruned.

We are located in Oregon, along I-5. I want to go with fresh apples from a marketing stand point and also because when i was extract brewing i was a bit disappointed in the variety available. i have also considered doing a hybrid of concentrate and fresh apples to give myself more ingredient...

We have started reading a book, sadly I skipped the title and got right to the material but that sounds like the one we picked up. I hadn't thought about contaminated concentrates so I thank you for bringing that to my attention. And yes, while the boss man will be funding the project I am...

My father in-law owns a winery, he is looking to expand into cider as a "quicker" turn around product compared to wine. he recieved a small hydraulic apple press recently as a gift, and with the winery equipment there would be very little additional overhead. He has asked me to do most of the...