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Cider Digest #1725
Subject: Cider Digest #1725, 7 August 2012
From: cider-request@talisman.com
Cider Digest #1725 7 August 2012
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
RE: Cider Digest #1723, 31 July 2012 ("Stuart J Madany")
RE: Cider Digest #1723, 31 July 2012 ("Stuart J Madany")
Rowan Imports Cider Distribution ()
Motor kits for grinders (Claude Jolicoeur)
How long will yeast stay viable (Steve Ruch)
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Subject: RE: Cider Digest #1723, 31 July 2012
From: "Stuart J Madany" <stuart@castlehillcider.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:14:17 -0400
Hi Harrison,
One of the lessons of my first year's production was not to use pectic
enzyme before fermentation. Much of the nutrients needed for healthy yeast
metabolism are lost with the pectin. After fermentation you might try
pectic enzyme in a sample at 50-60 degrees for three days and see what drops
out (or you could try different rates in multiple samples). Following my
consultant's suggestion, I did this and then tested the difference it made
in how much cider would go through a syringe-sized sterile filter.
Stuart Madany
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Subject: RE: Cider Digest #1723, 31 July 2012
From: "Stuart J Madany" <stuart@castlehillcider.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:25:13 -0400
Hi Andy,
Be careful that your cork matches the amount of dissolved CO2. If below
bubble tax levels, that means Belgian beer cork which is agglomerated and
won't be as wide a mushroom as a champagne cork.
As far as putting the cages on, I discovered a great machine that costs
about $30. It's a rebar tying tool. I got mine from amazon (the blue one
works better than the black one). You pull it twice and the cage is
twisted.
Stuart
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Subject: Rowan Imports Cider Distribution
From: <john.b.flores@rowanimports.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:18:40 -0700
Dear Fellow Cider Enthusiasts,
Although I have followed this forum for quite some time, I have not yet
contributed to it. I wanted to take the opportunity to quickly
introduce my new company, Rowan Imports. We are a small company
dedicated to bringing local and international ciders, in all their
variety and complexity, to the New York City market and beyond. We
currently offer a portfolio of ciders from Asturias, in the north of
Spain, and will be expanding to represent other cider-producing regions
in the near future.
To any cider enthusiasts out there interested in following our products,
please visit us on the web at www.rowanimports.com; or like us on
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RowanImports. And if you happen to
be an out-of-state distributor or NYC-area retailer who would like to
carry our products, please feel free to email me directly at
john.b.flores@rowanimports.com to schedule a tasting.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
John Belliveau-Flores
co-owner
Rowan Imports LLC
917.968.7392
Queens, NY
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Subject: Motor kits for grinders
From: Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 13:05:21 -0400
I have just noticed that motor kits are available for some hobby
press grinders in USA. See for example the Happy Valley Ranch
grinder, which has always been a hand cranked grinder, now with a
motor kit that sells for 300$. See:
http://www.happyvalleyranch.com/node/68
This brings the combined cost of grinder plus motor to a relatively
hefty 570$, however, it may be worth it if it performs well, mostly
when compered to the OESCO motorized grinder that sells for 1900$...
Now, we all understand that the OESCO machine is designed for
commercial use and can sustain much heavier usage, while the HVR
machine is purely for hobby usage.
Is there anyone that has tried one of those grinders with a motor kit
that may comment on how it performs? How much time to process one
bushel of apples?
Thanks,
Claude Jolicoeur
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Subject: How long will yeast stay viable
From: Steve Ruch <tattoo123@webtv.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:39:20 GMT
I would bet that after nine months of aging you need to add a bit of
yeast.
Steve
"We ALL put the yeast in." Larry, Moe & Curly
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