Cider Time!
My friend Annie invited us to her land lord's annual cider pressing party. Several trucks full of ap ...
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The Captain
Wearing the slicker was absolutely necessary. The press was rudely chewing with its mouth wide open ...
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First Scoop
The apples were ground up by what appeared to be a large roller covered in a sheet of tin. The tin l ...
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Thank Cheeses
The heavy cloths, called "cheeses" were laid over wooden frames so they could be filled with the pul ...
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Closer Look...
You had to special order the cloth, since it goes through so much pressure during the pressing proce ...
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Prepping the Apples
We had to pick through each bag of apples and cut out any rotten bits that we came across.
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Spout Bucket
I didn't catch how old the wooden tap was, but it sure was a classy way to get the juice through the ...
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Filtering
We ran all the juice through a double layer of cheese cloth as it went into the carboys. Partly to f ...
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Pressing
Once we started pumping the jack, the juice was flowing like a fountain. I didn't get a picture of t ...
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