Monthly Archives: June 2009

Reality dawns!

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Rose

The big 6000 litre tank is nearly in position behind the ciderhouse. Chris and Ness who live a few doors away have a fencing business. They kindly offered to take the tank from the garden and transport it to the … Continue reading →

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My website

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Rose

Two and a half years ago I began to think about having a website. I mentioned this to Andy Roberts. I told him that I was not in a particular hurry but that I felt I needed to make a … Continue reading →

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A question of yeast

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Rose

There is often discussion amongst cider makers as to whether it is best to use a wine yeast for fermentation, or just to let the natural or ‘wild’ yeasts of the apples themselves do the job. I like my cider … Continue reading →

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Steam Cleaning Oak barrels

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Rose

> > BucklandSwifty wrote: >> I have two 40 gallon oak ex whiskey barrels, one of which was used to >> mature last years cider in. I am pondering the best way of cleaning >> it. There is only the … Continue reading →

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High excitement and a bit of bother

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Rose

Towards the end of last November I spent a sunny day on my knees in Venetia’s orchard picking up the last fallers from amongst her various cider apple trees. I had previously collected the Yarlingtons, but now the Dabinetts had … Continue reading →

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