How many gallons of Cider in 2016

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In June I had 70 gal on hand that I pressed in 2015 and fermented over the winter. Now that bottling the '15 harvest is over, I'm ready to press again next month. I figure my 731 lbs of apples on hand will make just about 50 gal which should be fermenting by Dec 1 and ready to bottle next summer. The '15 should keep me happy until this time next year when the '16 is fit to drink. Not sure how you want to allocate my production since I don't do cider by the calendar. Maybe the average?
 
Oct 10, pressed 135 gallons and put into carboys, even split with nottingham, s04, s05 and "cider house" yeast. Just finished primary fermentation racking out next week. 693.5+135=828.50gallons
 
In June I had 70 gal on hand that I pressed in 2015 and fermented over the winter. Now that bottling the '15 harvest is over, I'm ready to press again next month. I figure my 731 lbs of apples on hand will make just about 50 gal which should be fermenting by Dec 1 and ready to bottle next summer. The '15 should keep me happy until this time next year when the '16 is fit to drink. Not sure how you want to allocate my production since I don't do cider by the calendar. Maybe the average?

Pretty sure we can all agree that when you 'make' the cider is when you ferment it Scrumpy. Bottling can happen at anytime... so let us know when you start pitching yeast on those apples, all 731 lbs worth! :)
 
5 gal of dark cider
5 gal of everyday simple dry
10 gal pappys pub
2 gal ice cider
1 gal apple/pear cider
2 gal misc. cider

828.5+25= 853.5gal

Some of these are wine strength so not sure if they classify as a "cider" per se.
 
I am making 10 gallons of cider this year so this makes 863.5 Gallons. Hope it turns out with the addition of stevia to sweeten the .998 and 1.000 batches. I added 1/2 tsp to the .998 cider yeast batch and 1/4 tsp to the SO-5 yeast batch. Cider on. Our brewing club bought 140 galllons to split with members if any of that counts, add it on!
 
16 gallons picked up Saturday,
WLP775 in 5, WLP002 in 1, Mangrove Jacks in 5, and e-1118 with 7lbs of light LME added to the last 5.
920.75 + 16 = 936.75
 
28 gals in primary under wild yeast fermentation.

936.75 + 28 = 964.75

Several hundred lbs of apples still to press.
 
167 gallons pressed, 60 fermenting

Pear - 5 Gallons
Gravenstein - 5 gal
Transparent/Marrion berry/honey - 3 gal
Transparent/blackberry - 3 gal
Transparent/strawberry -5 gal
red romes - 5 gal
king/dryhopped mt.hood - 3 gal
king saison - 3gal
apple mix brett - 3 gal
Johnathan - 3 gal
king belgium - 5 gal
king natural - 1 gal
king - 5 gal
apple mix c17 - 5 gal
king dryhopped/amrillo - 3 gal
transparent/cherry - 3 gal


984.75 +60 = 1044.75
 
10 gallons Julian, CA apples pressed (50% Golden Delicious, 50% Field Blend Limon Orchard) wild fermented

+10 = 1,062.75
 
Twenty more gallons from neighborhood trees, wild ferment. About 100 lbs of apples left to press when they fully ripen.

1,075.75 + 20 = 1,095.75
 
Twenty more gallons from neighborhood trees, wild ferment. About 100 lbs of apples left to press when they fully ripen.

1,075.75 + 20 = 1,095.75

I just started another 5 gallon batch of cider with orchard juice and Cotes Des Blanc yeast.

1095.75 + 5 = 1100.75
 
2 batches in the basement: 5 gallon and a 6 gallon from fresh pressed cider this fall. One will end up a dry, still cider; the other will be a sparkling, still cider... nothing fancy- just the way I like it!

Cider-2016-R.jpg
 
Another 4.5 gal fermenting with 100% wild fruit, SG=1.067 and a TA of 25! This is amazing juice with a real snap. When that sugar is gone, it will still be acid enough to dissolve a penny. I pitched Lalvin 71B to reduce the malic as much as possible. I expect to pitch ML bacteria when the SG hits 1.005 to mellow it out a little more. This batch will be used as a blending agent to bump the acid and tannin of my other batches.

Not sure if I should tally mcampbell65's but I'll do it anyway.

1128.75 + (mcampbell65) 11 + (mine) 4.5 = 1144.25

Still waiting for my Baldwins to ripen so I will add another 7-10 gals before the season is over.
 
About to put 6 gallons into my new FastFerment set up later today, I have everything filled to the brim with sanitizer and doing a good deep soak on the tank heater. This will be a total of 33 gallons so far this season with the hopes of getting at least one maybe two more batches before the first.
 
So is that 33G or 6G to the total?

I'll add 6G to the total for you

Plus my new 18G + your 6=1168.25
 
So is that 33G or 6G to the total?

I'll add 6G to the total for you

Plus my new 18G + your 6=1168.25

Yes it got in this morning. I get the whole total thing now too. I wasn't sure at first but get it now. Thanks.
 
Sure, tally mine, it's going well! :)



Another 4.5 gal fermenting with 100% wild fruit, SG=1.067 and a TA of 25! This is amazing juice with a real snap. When that sugar is gone, it will still be acid enough to dissolve a penny. I pitched Lalvin 71B to reduce the malic as much as possible. I expect to pitch ML bacteria when the SG hits 1.005 to mellow it out a little more. This batch will be used as a blending agent to bump the acid and tannin of my other batches.

Not sure if I should tally mcampbell65's but I'll do it anyway.

1128.75 + (mcampbell65) 11 + (mine) 4.5 = 1144.25

Still waiting for my Baldwins to ripen so I will add another 7-10 gals before the season is over.

Cider-carboys-2016.jpg
 
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