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Cider Making Slideshow

A cider making slideshow on Flickr shows the cider apples on the trees in the orchard, then fallen on the ground, picked up,  collected in buckets and bagged. The cider fruit are then washed down in trays using a hose … Continue reading

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Cider Festival at Brogdale

THE GREAT BRITISH CIDER, BEER AND FOOD FESTIVAL AT BROGDALE A brand new festival is being held at Brogdale this year; the Great British Cider, Beer and Food Festival will take place on 24 and 25 September and producers will … Continue reading

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Making Craft Cider – A Ciderist’s Guide

A new book on cider making has been published, called “Making Craft Cider – A Ciderist’s Guide” Here’s the blurb: Cider has recently seen a surge of popularity both in versions produced by large breweries and by small producers and … Continue reading

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Helford Creek Cyder

Helford Creek Cyder Originally uploaded by AndyRob I bought this bottle of Helford Creek Cyder in the Costcutter shop at Carnon Downs in Cornwall on the way between Truro and Falmouth. At £3.99 I didn’t know whether to expect a … Continue reading

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Sharps Orchard Cider – Abbey Ales Hells Bells

Acclaimed Cornish brewery Sharp’s of Rock near Padstow has teamed up with Cornish Orchards to produce a cider for the UK market. Orchard Cider is made from 100% local cider apples and is being trialled in selected outlets in Cornwall … Continue reading

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Devon Cider Brandy

Cider Brandy An award-winning Devon cider maker has started making a new cider brandy. After five years of patient waiting for the potent drink to mature in barrels, Yarde Real Drink has now come out with its own brandy. Yarde … Continue reading

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Where to buy cider apples

For those who have been enquiring about where to buy cider apples, over on Cider by Rosie, the journal of a Dorset cider maker, Rose Grant has passed on details of a possible supplier. You’d need to be able to … Continue reading

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