Today was a good day. Today I started collecting apples ready for the first pressing of the year this coming weekend. Well technically I started yesterday, but that was just a few kilos, whereas today was nearer half a tonne. The weather was spot on too: a nice cool breeze and a little bit of […]
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It’s always a worry. You put it off as long as you can, as if the delay will make everything taste that much better. Of course, it may not taste great at all! After a long winter and fermentation phase, there is always the question of whether or not the cider will taste good or not. This is even more […]
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Cheers to the Cider!
Welcome to my blog! Not that it’s much of a blog yet as I haven’t really written anything. However, the plan is to blog the ramblings of a cider maker during the course of a cider year. As the fruit starts to ripen I’ll begin to sharpen the pencil and scribe my thoughts… watch this […]
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