Apple Picking & Cider Pressing

tony b · Post by **tony b** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:54 am

I got 6 1/2 gals, with probably another gallon for the community bucket, as I had more crush than I needed (just like last year, you'd think I'd have learned better!).

tony b · Post by **tony b** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:00 am

Looked for photos and it couldn't find a page named CR Beernuts. I even tried CR Beer Nuts and nothing????

mjensen52402 · Post by **mjensen52402** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:03 am

Try this link. I am learning I cannot run the universe from my phone.

http://crbeernuts.shutterfly.com/

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Looked for photos and it couldn't find a page named CR Beernuts. I even tried CR Beer Nuts and nothing????

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tony b · Post by **tony b** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:17 am

Link works, but what a giant pain in the ass! First you have to sign up for shutterfly, then you need to ask the "owner" to let you join the page, all so you can look at club pix? Just upload them to this website next time! I bet you can even do it from your phone!

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:03 pm

i picked four 5gal buckets worth and got about just shy of 6.75gal. i'm trying a different method with mine. i put 2gal on to boil and reduced it by half, then added it to the remaining 4. ( i drank the other 3qts 8-D ) i'm gonna add 2lbs dark brown sugar and keep an eye on it so i can cut the ferment about 1.010.

thanks again for letting us at your apples lee!!

DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:40 pm

I think I wound up with 11 gallons (5 were from the "community bucket").

Thanks for all the hard work you guys put in yesterday. I'm really impressed with the number of apples you picked off the trees this year.

Was there anyone who picked apples, but didn't get a chance to crush & press? If so, please IM me and we'll work something out.

There were a few buckets, a dog dish, and a growler left behind. If they belong to you & you want them back, send me an IM.

tompb · Post by **tompb** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:46 pm

Thanks for having us out again Lee. I ended up with 16+ gallons. I could have done another 5.

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:49 pm

i had 2 theisen's buckets that were MIA when i left. i figured someone else needed them worse than i did. i'm not super concerned about them though.

quinton · Post by **quinton** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:24 am

Thanks for having us Lee. I am excited to have some hard cider on tap.

carrisr · Post by **carrisr** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:36 am

Yes, thanks so much to the Paulsen's for having us out and sharing your apples. I ended up taking 2.5 gallons of my excess juice and trying an experiment with it. I added some D-90 candi syrup and pitched a Trappist yeast. If it turns out too weird it's no big loss.

On that note, did anyone add sugars to boost the gravity? My juice came in around 1.043, which I felt was a little too low. For my main batch I added a pound of corn sugar to bring it up to around 1.050. I pitched S-04 as the yeast for my main batch. I did some reading at homebrewtalk.com and a guy there said he gets nice results from it. We'll see.

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Thanks for having us Lee. I am excited to have some hard cider on tap.

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Steven P · Post by **Steven P** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:41 am

My haul was unusually sweet this year. 1.056 so I didn't add any add'l sugar. I had some sucanat ready to go to boost the grav if it was too low.

I pitched with 1 pack rehydrated Lalvin 1116 wine yeast, nutrient and booster and it's going strong. Added Pectinase prior to the pitch.

Mine's not throwing sulfur like the Cote des Blancs did last year. I don't know if that's good or bad?

mjensen52402 · Post by **mjensen52402** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:41 am

I added light brown sugar to get to 1060. Two different wine yeasts Cuvee Rene, Cote de Blanc. On Sep 17, 2012 9:37 AM, "carrisr" <brew-members@crbeernuts.org (brew-members@crbeernuts.org)> wrote:

Yes, thanks so much to the Paulsen's for having us out and sharing your apples. I ended up taking 2.5 gallons of my excess juice and trying an experiment with it. I added some D-90 candi syrup and pitched a Trappist yeast. If it turns out too weird it's no big loss.

On that note, did anyone add sugars to boost the gravity? My juice came in around 1.043, which I felt was a little too low. For my main batch I added a pound of corn sugar to bring it up to around 1.050. I pitched S-04 as the yeast for my main batch. I did some reading at homebrewtalk.com and a guy there said he gets nice results from it. We'll see.

On 09/17/12 09:24, quinton wrote: : Thanks for having us Lee. I am excited to have some hard cider on tap.

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CR Beer Nuts Event Coordinator

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quinton · Post by **quinton** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:12 am

Is Pectic Enzyme necessary if you are going directly from press to carboy? I didn't think Pectin sets unless you heat to 180 degrees.

Either way, I didn't get any in before starting. It'll still drink, I imagine.

carrisr · Post by **carrisr** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:17 am

Two different things: pectin and pectic enzyme. The latter causes pectin to drop out and should reduce haze. I used it in my main batch and did not in my experimental one (which should be darker anyway).

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Is Pectic Enzyme necessary if you are going directly from press to carboy? I didn't think Pectin sets unless you heat to 180 degrees.

Either way, I didn't get any in before starting. It'll still drink, I imagine.

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Steven P · Post by **Steven P** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:22 am

http://byo.com/stories/wizard/article/s ... er-recipes

Should clear (lol!) some things up for you.