Cider Digest #0903

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Subject: Cider Digest #903, 5 June 2001 
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Cider Digest #903                                         5 June 2001 

                 Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues 
                      Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor 

Contents: 
  RE:Carbonation (Tim Bray) 
  Cider Hill trees (Tim Bray) 

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Subject: RE:Carbonation 
From: Tim Bray <tbray@mcn.org> 
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 20:36:20 -0700 

>with a fresh batch of inoculants. After four weeks, the we have a nicely 
>carbonated cider, with very unstable lees, since the bottle becomes cloudy 
>if agitated to any degree. This translates to pour carefully. Our interest 
>is if the lees will solidify sufficiently so that we can market it, 

Could you use the Champagne method to remove the lees?  If the cider is  
cooled to the proper temperature (4 centigrade, I think), and the removal  
is done carefully, you can control the amount of carbonation that is  
lost.  What kind of bottles are you using? 

Regards, 
Tim Bray 
Albion, CA 

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Subject: Cider Hill trees 
From: Tim Bray <tbray@mcn.org> 
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 20:25:32 -0700 

A while back someone asked about sources of trees for cider apples.  In  
addition to the sources I mentioned previously (Sonoma Antique Apple  
Nursery, Cummins Nursery, Miller Nursery), I can now recommend Cider Hill  
Nursery.  The trees I received were *huge,* with very sturdy trunks and  
well-developed roots; some already have the basic branch structure  
developed.   They have leafed out and appear to be growing nicely.   If  
they adapt to my climate, I could get production in a couple of years! 

Regards, 
Tim Bray 
Albion, CA 

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