18.5 gal + 57 gal = 75.5 gal
Harvested, pressed, and started fermentation in 2017. Twenty five gallons of Baldwin, two gallons of seedling (wild apples), ten gallons of Macintosh, ten gallons of blended Cider Hill Farm juice, ten gallons of desert apples, and five gallons of Winter Banana. All were fermented by wild yeast in separate batches. After multiple rackings, five gallons were lost with lees. All but fifteen gallons of Baldwin were blended. After 120+ days of fermentation, the Baldwin has stopped and cleared at 1.007-9. The blends are still fermenting and are at 1.008 and 1.010. The temperature history was crazy this year with a low of 36 deg for nearly a week. I need one of Bembel's cold bots!
Meanwhile, 35 of my initial 75 gallons of 2017 have been consumed. The last of the 2016 is scheduled for competition and special occasions. There is no doubt that my ciders reach peak flavor after two years in the bottle.
Back to the orchard to finish pruning.
cheers
Scrumpy