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Cider Digest #1692
Subject: Cider Digest #1692, 13 February 2012
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Cider Digest #1692 13 February 2012
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
Re: Equipment for carbonation (Nat West)
Lancman Press ("Peter Johnson")
Kingston Black (Jack O Feil)
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Subject: Re: Equipment for carbonation
From: Nat West <natjwest@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:42:26 -0800
Two places where all your questions will be answered:
http://www.probrewer.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=29
and
http://www.meheen-mfg.com/tankcarb.html
Use a stone with a backflow. Get a PRV for the top of the tank. Do lots of
reading on probrewer about carbonation techniques.
- -Nat West, Portland Oregon
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Subject: Lancman Press
From: "Peter Johnson" <peterj4899@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:51:36 -0600
I'm considering purchasing a Lancman Press for cider production and was
hoping to solicit opinions on usability, cleaning, maintenance, and
performance.
Thanks in advance,
Peter Johnson
Waupaca, WI
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Subject: Kingston Black
From: Jack O Feil <feilorchards@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:15:58 -0800
Of all my apple varieties, over two hundred, the Kingston Black
is a problem, a very shy bearer sometimes only one or two apples on the
tree. It is not alternate bearing as it's the same year after year.
Blooms but no fruit set, there are several adjacent varieties, the early
blooming Yellow Transparent, mid season Golden Delicious, also Westfield
SNF, Tolman Sweet,Jersey Chisel, Jonagold, Lady and along with several
English cider varieties. The adjacent trees bear well so that eliminates
a frost issue. I rent bees at two hives per acre with lots of bee
activity.
At this point I am assuming it is the nature of the variety,but
do other cider apple growers have this problem and if not, what is my
issue? Can trunk or limb girdling help or sprays like ethryl,maybe
starving the tree for water and or Nitrogen, no or light pruning or
perhaps using one of the newer precocious root stocks (this tree is on
seedling).How about the use crabs for pollinizing, that's a common
practice here for single variety blocks, especially Delicious but also
for other supposedly self fertile varieties. Thanks for any ideas, Jack
Feil
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