following last years trial run (there is a thread) and about 8 litres of delicious cider, we got a bit more serious this year, but not in Freesters league...
winter pruning meant a vastly increased apple harvest and we had 6 potato sacks full to crush and juice
got through 4.5 sacks today, juice was delicious, pH 3.2 and the IG reading pointed toward 9% cider..... at that point we had about 18 litres of juice so decided to stop and top up to 25 litres with water, aiming for a 6% ish cider...
i have another 10 litre fermenting bucket, so will do the rest in a week or 2.
pics to follow
winter pruning meant a vastly increased apple harvest and we had 6 potato sacks full to crush and juice
got through 4.5 sacks today, juice was delicious, pH 3.2 and the IG reading pointed toward 9% cider..... at that point we had about 18 litres of juice so decided to stop and top up to 25 litres with water, aiming for a 6% ish cider...
i have another 10 litre fermenting bucket, so will do the rest in a week or 2.
pics to follow