Cider Digest #1759

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Subject: Cider Digest #1759, 24 January 2013 
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Cider Digest #1759                                         24 January 2013 

                 Cider and Perry Discussion Forum 

Contents: 
  Re: Slow Fermentation In The Garage ("T. J. Higgins") 
  Pulp Pellets ("Cornelius Traas") 
  the need for cider varieties and rootstocks (John Bunker) 

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Subject: Re: Slow Fermentation In The Garage 
From: "T. J. Higgins" <tjhiggin@hiwaay.net> 
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:33:54 -0600 

Corey Haugen wrote: 
> Question #2: Im currently in an apartment which makes it difficult to 
> ferment in lower temps but we are moving to a house and the garage is all 
> mine. 

You lucky dog. 

> Will I run into any problems fermenting in the garage? Any advice 
> once I make this transition? 

Build yourself a fermentation chamber out of an old chest freezer 
(find one cheap on Craigslist) and using a temperature controller 
(find on ebay or at any homebrew supply shop).  The chamber allows 
you to precisely control the fermentation temp no matter what the 
garage temp is. 

The web links below show good examples of how to construct the collar 
and wire up the controller.  For now, ignore the part about the taps 
and CO2 lines.  Eventually you'll want to add taps, but start simply 
with just the controlled temperature chamber. 

<http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1986/42894/kegerator.htm> 

<http://www.oregonbrewcrew.com/freezer/freezer.html> 

Cheers, 
T.J. Higgins 
Huntsville, AL 

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Subject: Pulp Pellets 
From: "Cornelius Traas" <con@theapplefarm.com> 
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:00:20 -0000 

Jim Lord asked (Digest 1758) if anyone attempted pelletizing their 
pomace for fuel after pressing?  I do not have an answer to that, but do 
recall an apple grower in the UK running his car from biogas produced 
from rotting apples that he could not sell. A quick websearch revealed a 
link to Top Gear, but not much more unfortunately. I do know that pomace 
is suitable for making biogas, but not much more I am afraid. The link 
is 
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-XJ6 I have also heard of large 
juice producers in the US drying their pomace for use as horse feed, or 
for use in horse feed, which might be more profitable than burning, 
assuming you had enough to make it worthwhile. 

Cornelius Traas 
The Apple Farm, 
Cahir, 
Ireland. 
Twitter: @theapplefarmer 

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Subject: the need for cider varieties and rootstocks 
From: John Bunker <john.p.bunker@gmail.com> 
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:18:30 -0500 

Hello all, 

I appreciated Dick Dunn's recent post on the cider digest.  After 
meeting Steve Wood about ten or twelve years ago, we at Fedco began to 
offer a number of cider varieties, on standard rootstock, in the Fedco 
catalog.  Steve has remained our unofficial advisor every since. 
We've also been obtaining and trialing many European and traditional 
US varieties from other sources around the US.   A year ago I went to 
SW England and began working with an English collector of rare English 
cider varieties.  He is sending about 20 varieties to me via the USDA 
this winter.  Those will be cleaned up by the USDA and then we will 
begin to make them available. I will also be working with an importer 
of Spanish cider who would like to import Asturian cider varieties. 

I think that the cider boom is a good thing.  It's too bad that the 
right fruit is not out there to support the boom.  We hope to help 
change that.  I am trying to learn everything I can as rapidly as 
possible.  We at Fedco would like to be providing accurate 
information, trees and (perhaps most importantly) scionwood to 
growers.  I am particularly interested in the experiences of growers 
around the country about best (and least desirable) varieties and 
rootstocks to grow.  If you have experiences that you think might be 
of value to that end, please be in touch. 

Best, 
John Bunker 
Fedco 
john@fedcoseeds.com 
www.fedcoseeds.com 
PO Box 520 
Waterville ME 04903 
207 426-9900 

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