Making ciders and perry

[TonyF]

Can anybody recommend a good book which will explain to me the best way of making cider and perry, small batch production please?

[yoanbob]

hello, we make cider and perry, its quite easy, think we got the origanal recipee from john seymoors book of self sufficency, you dont need much tho, will get bob to post how too when he returns.

[littlemark]

Real Cidermaking on a Small Scale - Michael Pooley & John Lomax (ISBN: 1-85486-195-6) is a good starting point.

For more information on equipment etc. visit the Cider Making FAQ of the ukcider wiki here: http://ukcider.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Cider_makers_FAQ which has a lot of useful stuff. There are also articles on pressing: http://ukcider.co.uk/wiki/index.php/...th_Screw_Press making a press: http://ukcider.co.uk/wiki/index.php/...de_Cider_Press and also a scratter (mill): http://ukcider.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Homemade_Scratter

More advanced information can be found on Andrew Lea's indispensible 'Science of Cidermaking' website here: http://www.cider.org.uk/frameset.htm which is worth reading even if it may seem a bit more advanced than you require.

Mark

[TonyF]

Don't you just love this site?

Ta folks, Mark, that will keep me occupied for hours!

[MrsC]

i love cider goin to check out those sites, thanks mark

[SarzWix]

Hi Tony, the OH makes cider on a small scale, this is a post about an easy way to press your apples we discovered last year
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead.php?t=6770
that might be some interest?

[pigletwillie]

Somebody posted a recipe for turbo cider, its really easy and is actually very good. Just do a search Tony.

[borage]

I'll second that we have made turbo cider a few times and I have just got the apple juice for the next batch