Okay, so it was a busy day on the Ice House farm. Today was apple cider day. This is an annual event here filled with allot of family, hardwork, and fun. I have 9 apple trees of different variety. We have been picking apples the last couple of weeks for this event.
I own an old cider press that has been passed down from my great grandfather, it was made in the 1930s. I remember vividly pessing cider as a little boy 40 years ago with my father and grandfather, magic times!
sooooo its a pretty simple process. Pick the apples cut em up a bit if they are extra large. put em in a tub of water and bleach solution 100:1 just to keep things clean. Grind them in the grinder and then press em, out comes the juice.
The ground up pressed apples, aka mash, are then put into a 55 gallon barrel for later use. This mash will be fermented and used to make apple jack moonshine. A n old man I know that lives a few farms down the road has a wonderful still for doing just that. Thats another thread.
The pics are in no order. It was a wonderful day on the farm, great to be in the country with family.
Enjoy the pics!
I own an old cider press that has been passed down from my great grandfather, it was made in the 1930s. I remember vividly pessing cider as a little boy 40 years ago with my father and grandfather, magic times!
sooooo its a pretty simple process. Pick the apples cut em up a bit if they are extra large. put em in a tub of water and bleach solution 100:1 just to keep things clean. Grind them in the grinder and then press em, out comes the juice.
The ground up pressed apples, aka mash, are then put into a 55 gallon barrel for later use. This mash will be fermented and used to make apple jack moonshine. A n old man I know that lives a few farms down the road has a wonderful still for doing just that. Thats another thread.
The pics are in no order. It was a wonderful day on the farm, great to be in the country with family.
Enjoy the pics!
keep up the righteous country living my beautiful brother. it's an inspiration to us all!!
