DrPizza makes apple cider again this year (video from 2011)

[destrekor]

I love Autumn!

Apple cider, and pumpkin pie.

mmmmmmmm

 

[Leros]

I love Autumn!

Apple cider, and pumpkin pie.

mmmmmmmm

Don't forget the fall beers!

 

[nanette1985]

ANTIQUE cider press? You're making me feel old - then again, I am old. That's pretty much what we used back on the farm when i was a growing up. I'm sure my farming brother still uses it. N. Ohio, Mennonite family farm. For us it was a group thing, lots of us taking turns and working together. Looks odd with just one person. One very efficient person .

Are your wild trees descendents of Johnny Appleseed trees? That was the story back where I lived. Darned good for cider.

Great video, thanks for posting! Goats are adorable.

I'm now going to take a nap, just watching made me tired. That stuff is work.

 

[Fenixgoon]

A++ would watch again!

 

[Sho'Nuff]

1:48 -> nice ass...................


err,


I meant 1:18 and nice goats.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Looks like your flywheel could use a little straightening out, seems to wobble a bit

That's pretty cool. Tastes better than the pasteurized stuff from the stores I'm sure. Pasteurizing changes the flavor of the cider a bit

Oh and for those of you who wouldn't drink it without it being pasteurized, well, do you also insist on cooking your apples before eating them?

 

[Locut0s]

Oh and for those of you who wouldn't drink it without it being pasteurized, well, do you also insist on cooking your apples before eating them?

So long as he doesn't use any wind fall apples and washes them he should be fine. However if he does use any windfalls then I really would be concerned about pasteurization. Food poisoning is not fun, just ask the 16+ how have died of listeriosis recently. Note I'm not saying this is a risk here.

 

[Xstatic1]

OP - great video clip! now i don't have to google/wiki how apple cider is made.

I love Autumn!

Apple cider, and pumpkin pie.

mmmmmmmm

OMG yes indeedie, especially pumpkin pie!

i will be making one--using a fresh pumpkin--this week! :biggrin:

 

[zinfamous]

Don't forget the fall beers!

winter beers > fall beers.

pumpkin ale + oktoberfest can DIAF, if you ask me.

:flamesuit:

 

[cirrrocco]

great video. thanks for posting

 

[DrPizza]

So long as he doesn't use any wind fall apples and washes them he should be fine. However if he does use any windfalls then I really would be concerned about pasteurization. Food poisoning is not fun, just ask the 16+ how have died of listeriosis recently. Note I'm not saying this is a risk here.

That's a very good point - nope, every last apple is tossed out of the tree onto a couple of tarps. If they miss the tarp, they don't go home. With deer and other critters hopping around the trees (mice, whatever), I don't want food that's been in contact with the ground there.

 

[7window]

That's a very good point - nope, every last apple is tossed out of the tree onto a couple of tarps. If they miss the tarp, they don't go home. With deer and other critters hopping around the trees (mice, whatever), I don't want food that's been in contact with the ground there.

Wow nice big place and great video. How do you maintain a place like that?

I am pretty sure its safe to rinse the apple that touches the ground. What makes you so sure that the critter doesn't mess with the apple when they are up on the tree?

 

[waffleironhead]

Wow nice big place and great video. How do you maintain a place like that?

I am pretty sure its safe to rinse the apple that touches the ground. What makes you so sure that the critter doesn't mess with the apple when they are up on the tree?

The chances of fecal contamination is much higher when the apples hit the ground. I press ground apples, but I heat and pressure seal the cider into gallon jugs. This helps kill off contamination and stops the cider from turning to vinegar.

 

[Locut0s]

That's a very good point - nope, every last apple is tossed out of the tree onto a couple of tarps. If they miss the tarp, they don't go home. With deer and other critters hopping around the trees (mice, whatever), I don't want food that's been in contact with the ground there.

Even the ones on the tree carry a small but non zero risk. Squirrels, rats, and birds can easily climb all over the apples in the trees. Probably not something you should really worry about though, just saying. How do you clean the press after using it BTW? All that sugar and exposed wood sounds like a perfect condition for mold and bacterial growth.

 

[Locut0s]

Wow nice big place and great video. How do you maintain a place like that?

I am pretty sure its safe to rinse the apple that touches the ground. What makes you so sure that the critter doesn't mess with the apple when they are up on the tree?

It's MUCH easier for the windfall apples to be contaminated with fecal matter. It's the shit from the deer that's particularly worrisome. And a simple rinse will not suffice to get the bacteria off.

 

[SparkyJJO]

So long as he doesn't use any wind fall apples and washes them he should be fine. However if he does use any windfalls then I really would be concerned about pasteurization. Food poisoning is not fun, just ask the 16+ how have died of listeriosis recently. Note I'm not saying this is a risk here.

Trust me I know about food poisoning. Caused by a college cafeteria. Been there, done that, but don't have the shirt yet

 

[Locut0s]

Trust me I know about food poisoning. Caused by a college cafeteria. Been there, done that, but don't have the shirt yet

My father came down with a serious case on a trip to China back in the early 90s. He went to the hospital which in those days were not too clean. But it's a good thing he did cause they put him on a fluid IV drip and he rapidly improved. His life may have been in danger had he not done that.

 

[lothar]

Was that a rat or a small kitten?

 

[BrokenVisage]

Next, DrCider makes apple pizza.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Next, DrCider makes apple pizza.

i googled "apple pizza". it's been done a million times, not 1 of them good.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

pitch some champagne yeast and you'll have a double treat!

Homebrewerdude approves this video.

btw, Annie Proulx has written a great historical and technical review of cider making in both UK and US:
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Apple-Cider-Annie-Proulx/dp/0882662228

 

[DrPizza]

Even the ones on the tree carry a small but non zero risk. Squirrels, rats, and birds can easily climb all over the apples in the trees. Probably not something you should really worry about though, just saying. How do you clean the press after using it BTW? All that sugar and exposed wood sounds like a perfect condition for mold and bacterial growth.

Actually, that was the common "wisdom" concerning wooden cutting boards for years - people declared that plastic boards would be more sanitary than wooden cutting boards. Then, someone finally decided to test that hypothesis and demonstrated that it's incorrect.

Anyway, before using, relatively strong bleach solution & 10 minutes or so, then a lengthy rinse with fresh water. After using, a very thorough rinsing with water, and I also scrub with a washcloth.

 

[DrPizza]

Was that a rat or a small kitten?

Ohhh, I'm so glad you noticed! You win the thread! The kitten is now yours! Pick it up any time.

 

[BladeVenom]

So long as he doesn't use any wind fall apples and washes them he should be fine. However if he does use any windfalls then I really would be concerned about pasteurization. Food poisoning is not fun, just ask the 16+ how have died of listeriosis recently. Note I'm not saying this is a risk here.

That's why in more civilized countries, you'd be allowed to turn those fallen apples into hard liquor.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Just spent 3 hours picking apples. That sucked. It's been raining all day, non-stop. I'd be up on the top of the ladder, tossing apples down onto a tarp (no apples off the ground - mice, etc.) and one of the front legs of the ladder would suddenly start sinking into the ground, causing the ladder to tip over in slow-motion. I was lucky I never fell out. Plus trudging through the orchard with shoulder high goldenrod that's soaking wet... I'm soaked to the bone. My knee-high rubber boots had 1/4 inch of water in the bottom of them, just from running down my legs. Wife didn't help, son didn't help, come January when I'm drinking cider, it's MINE MINE MINE!

edit: well, my wife just brought me a nice cup of hot chocolate, with lots of mini-marshmallows in it. She can have some cider.

You could also relax and wait with an umbrella for the apples, Isaac Newton Style. :awe: