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    Weak apple crop? (US - upstate NY)

    I'm in Delaware County NY, and in my area, there are very few trees with apples on them. A few people with proper orchards have some, but basically zero wild or sem-wild trees have any fruit. Curious if others in the North East are experiencing the same?
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    Apple brandy/calvados

    I’ve just successfully distilled some cider into apple brandy, and am wondering if anyone had recommendations for next steps. I’m planning to leave half raw and attempt to oak/age the rest into pseudo calvados, using charred oak cubes/strips/something in mason jars. Has anyone done this...
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    Accidental cold temps while aging

    While aging on the lees, I had a bit of a snafu and left the garage door open for a week while temperatures were in the 20 to 30 F (-7 to -1 C) range. Fermentation was long since over, and I’m just aging to clarify and for flavor. Any consequences of the temperature drop? I keep things pretty...
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    First time with 55 gal barrel fermenter

    My neighbor and I got access to a press this year so decided to step up our game from 5-gallon carboys to a 55-gallon plastic barrel (plus a few carboys on the side). Any tips or landmines I should watch out for? My first concern is whether to rack. Previously I've racked the cider off the...
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    2021 apples and juice results?

    Just pressed apples, and got 1.040 specific gravity, relative to 1.050 last year from pretty much the same trees. Curious if others are getting similar results. We're in upstate NY (Delaware County). Picked about 65 bushels of apples, yielding 200 gallons of juice. We were testing periodically...
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