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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...