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Gallons of cider made 2023

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First year utilizing a restored 100-year old apple press.

41 gallons of cider pressed from 1000 pounds of apples, including pounds of Dolgo crabapples. Next year I’d like to take some steps to improve yields, but it was fun to play around with new yeasts and crabapple blending this year.

Batches / blends:
- 17 gallons of cider with Nottingham yeast
- 8 gallons of Cotes de Blanc with 20% Dolgos
- 5 gallons of our "champagne replacement" cider - sugared up to 9% with Cotes de Blanc yeast
- 3 gallons of a blend that is 50% Dolgo - inspired by a local cidery that makes a single-varietal Dolgo ferment that's aged and back-sweetened to make the Dolgo tannins drinkable.
- A variety of other blends, including a natural ferment, some apple wine, and a few gallons of pasteurized sweet cider. We also boiled down some cider into apple syrup this year - and I'd recommend that to anyone!

Everything was pressed in Sept, and is still hanging out in bulk secondary.

837 + 41 = 878
 

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To finish out the year, I have fifteen gallons of regular, plus one of apple jack (damn Nottingham makes gr8 jack!) so:
878 + 16 = 894

And I'll have you know that I've noticed my Great Value apple juice that I use is quite international; not all of it is from China. Does that count for anything? LOL 🤣🤣🤣
 
Can’t let a number like that just go to waste.

5 gal salted caramel
1 gal apricot

894 + 6 = 900
 
15 + 900 = 915

10 Faux Ice Cider 12+ ABV
- 5 Hopped & 5 Traditonal

5 Traditional Cider Blackberries added.
 
in addition to the 41 gallons I already reported, I made 5 gallons of winter spice cider from grocery store juice in November, and on December 30th, I pressed the last apples that were being stored in bins in my garage. Another 11 gallons worth! Clean up was difficult in the cold, as it was 21F a couple hours after I finished pressing

So anyway, 915 +5 + 11 = 931!
 
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