Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Ace Pear Cider


Pear Cider
Originally uploaded by Pirate Alice
Ace Pear Cider California

Based in Sebastopol, Calif., The California Cider Company produces Ace Perry Cider that's vegan friendly and gluten-free. The company is apparently the first in California to commercially produce the premium perry.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Zambelli Mulimix apple grinder in operation

This is a Zambelli Mulimix fruit grinder. It's a 220V (european) grinder that reduces cider apples to a good workable pulp

http://www.zambellienotech.it/eng/altri_mulimix.htm

Monday, September 21, 2009

Cider Workshop

This is the time of year a lot of people seem to be very busy in the cider workshop, getting things ready or pressing cider apples already.

Some folk like use a makeshift outdoor cider workshop by erecting a large tent, gazebo or tarp, to keep the rain off. Then you can make as much mess as you like and at least it doesn't get trampled indoors so much.

There's no real need to spend a fortune on fancy equipment, nor labour for days and days making exact fit wooden racks with countersunk stainless steel screws and all that kind of nonsense either. In fact a good old basket press with an electric drill driven screw thread can get the job done in a fraction of the time, even if it isn't up to standard according to a quaint idea of tradition. The main thing is to get the apples crushed while they're in good condition, and fill up the fermentation vessels close to the top while the natural process slowly takes its time. Resist messing about with the cider, and that's just about it from the cider workshop for another year.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Cloudy Cider at Ealing Beer Festival

@llyrj tweeted a picture of the cloudy cider

#cider at ealing beer festival. on Twitpic

Friday, July 03, 2009

Ribadeo, Galicia, Northern Spain

It was in Ribadeo, Galicia that we saw people in a cafe drinking cider from ceramic bowls, like they do in Britanny.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Tardes de Verano cider


Tardes de Verano
Originally uploaded by GusilĂș
Unas Sidras! Number one cider?

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Craft Cider

Craft cider is real cider made by people who take a pride in keeping things small scale and just a little bit amateurish, which is fair enough I suppose. Craft cider making is said to be at about the same stage as craft ale brewing was 25 years ago, so that's an unfortunate situation to be in without great prospects really if you think about it. The crafty craft cider makers are going to have to up their act if they want to be taken seriously as small business owners with a duty to provide a consistent quality product, in the form of pleasant and drinkable real full juice cider and perry, not some quaintly eccentric and accident prone concoction that come out of somebody's airing cupboard.

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Three Cats Cider

Three Cats Cider from Morley, Derbyshire






Three Cats Cider

Three Cats Cider, Morley, Derbyshire

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Organic


Organic
Originally uploaded by Walt Jabsco
Westons Vintage Organic Cider is a good quality cider now available in a redesigned Bag in Box it seems. My local Sainsbury ought to stock this, and they used to , but they don't now.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Skinners Brewery, Truro , Cornwall


Truro Flickr Meet_S17785
Originally uploaded by Ennor
Skinners Brewery has a shop where you can usually buy Cornish Orchards cider as well as something made specially for Skinners.

As it's St Piran's day..

Friday, February 20, 2009

How to Make Cider


Cider Making (59)
Originally uploaded by Orchard's Cider
How to Make Cider series of photos from Orchards cider uploaded to the ukcider flickr group.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Real Cider at River Cottage

Real Cider is the most popular blog on the River Cottage blogs



See interesting Real cider discussion there