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one-day
course
cider making |
This course will provide all the information you need to get you making yummy cider, including how to make your own kit for pulverising and pressing apples. The course includes juice extraction and fermentation, racking, storage and maturation, bottling, hazard control and troubleshooting, and references / resource guide, plus:
apple processing
- scratter mills
- presses: screw-type, jack, hydraulic ram and others
- juicers
- freezing
- pulverising
- plans for equipment manufacture
- costs of equipment manufacture
fermentation, storage and bottling
- fermentation bins
- food grade barrels
- demijohns
- airlocks
- siphon tubes
- sterilising chemicals/methods
- adjuncts
apple selection & cider type
- types/varieties
- sweet; bittersweet; sharp
- when to stop fermentation vs. addition of sugar
yeast selection
- wild vs. starter cultures
- flavour profiles
more
on cider
how
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arrive: |
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for a 10am prompt start |
depart: |
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after
the course finishes at 5pm |
directions: |
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click here for
a map and directions to Hulme Community Garden Centre |
what
to bring: |
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work
clothes;
pen and notebook; 5kg of apples and a 3-litre container |
let
us know: |
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if
you have any special needs |
price: |
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£60
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30
admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
lunch: |
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bring
a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the wacky and wonderful ' Kim by the Sea' cafe over the road |
discounts:
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car
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the best bit - sampling the finished product
an apple press
if you're up for it, we'll show you how to make your own cider-making kit too |
