2013 Cider Pressing

DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:31 am

Time: 2 pm until everyone leaves
When: Sunday, 20-Oct
What: Free apples & cider
Where: Lee's House (3601 Otis Rd, SE, Cedar Rapids)

You are all invited out to pick apples and press cider two Sundays from now. We're going to start at 2 pm and go until everyone leaves.

We cut down half the trees last spring and about half the remaining trees went dormant this year, so we only have Liberty & Jonathon varieties available (Jonafree, Jonamac, Jonadel, etc). On the plus side, this is the only thing we're doing with the apples this year so there should be a good amount available for everyone.

Last year we seemed to average about 2-3 gallons of cider per bushel of apples, so please plan accordingly and bring your own buckets/containers for the apples. If I recall correctly, a bushel of apples fits in about two 5 gallon buckets, so plan on 1 bucket per 1-1.5 gallons of soft cider you want. I will have a bin to wash the apples and a press. Rick is going to let us use the Apple Destroyer again to macerate the fruit prior to pressing.

I recommend bringing a ladder, if you can, to help reach some of the higher up fruit, since they tend to be nicer. I have a handful of picking poles to help, too.

If you're interested in making hard cider, plan on having a fermenter, some cider or wine yeast, and camden tablets (to sulfite the unpasteurized cider). Joe can get you any of the liquid cider or dry wine yeast you need. If you just want soft cider, I recommend milk jugs. If you leave some head space in the jug, the cider will store very well in the freezer for over a year.

If you plan to attend, please post on this forum so I have a rough idea of what to expect.

DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:35 am

One more thing -- I'll have a grill available and paper plates if anyone wants to bring food. Sometimes this event runs long and folks get hungry. Feel free to bring whatever beer or cider you want.

carrisr · Post by **carrisr** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:57 am

I plan to attend and collect enough for one 3-5 gallon batch of cider.
Thanks!

On 10/08/2013 09:32 AM, DrPaulsen wrote:

Time: 2 pm until everyone leaves
When: Sunday, 20-Oct
What: Free apples & cider
Where: Lee's House (3601 Otis Rd, SE, Cedar Rapids)

You are all invited out to pick apples and press cider two Sundays from now. We're going to start at 2 pm and go until everyone leaves.

We cut down half the trees last spring and about half the remaining trees went dormant this year, so we only have Liberty & Jonathon varieties available (Jonafree, Jonamac, Jonadel, etc). On the plus side, this is the only thing we're doing with the apples this year so there should be a good amount available for everyone.

Last year we seemed to average about 2-3 gallons of cider per bushel of apples, so please plan accordingly and bring your own buckets/containers for the apples. If I recall correctly, a bushel of apples fits in about two 5 gallon buckets, so plan on 1 bucket per 1-1.5 gallons of soft cider you want. I will have a bin to wash the apples and a press. Rick is going to let us use the Apple Destroyer again to macerate the fruit prior to pressing.

I recommend bringing a ladder, if you can, to help reach some of the higher up fruit, since they tend to be nicer. I have a handful of picking poles to help, too.

If you're interested in making hard cider, plan on having a fermenter, some cider or wine yeast, and camden tablets (to sulfite the unpasteurized cider). Joe can get you any of the liquid cider or dry wine yeast you need. If you just want soft cider, I recommend milk jugs. If you leave some head space in the jug, the cider will store very well in the freezer for over a year.

If you plan to attend, please post on this forum so I have a rough idea of what to expect.

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Bear · Post by **Bear** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:35 am

i'll be there

lostncorn · Post by **lostncorn** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:45 am

My wife and I will be there. Never made hard cider before. Will have to start collecting supplies.

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Steven P · Post by **Steven P** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:14 am

I'll be there

tony b · Post by **tony b** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:39 pm

Count me in.

I will probably only do one 5 gal batch, but will want an extra gallon of soft cider to freeze for back-sweetening.

TappedOut · Post by **TappedOut** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:23 pm

I'll be there, most likely with family in tow.
-Tom

mjensen52402 · Post by **mjensen52402** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 6:08 pm

I will be there. Last year was a blast.

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:22 pm

scratch my last post, I may be there. depends on when I get back into town.

whitedj · Post by **whitedj** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:00 am

I'll plan on being there.

daynelockheart · Post by **daynelockheart** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 4:29 pm

I should be there, plus or minus the wife and kid.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 3:24 pm

I plan on being there also.

DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:16 pm

Slight change of plans for tomorrow. Due to a scheduling snafu we will only be picking tomorrow. We will crush and press later this week or else next weekend. I'll coordinate this with Rick and get back to you guys as son as I can.
I picked a couple of bushels this morning. There should be plenty of apples but the best ones are up pretty high this year so it might be slow going tomorrow. Feel free to show up around 1 pm to give yourself a little extra time to pick.
See you tomorrow,
Lee

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DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:17 pm

One more thing - if you have picking poles or ladders, please bring them.

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