
Making Homemade Apple Cider
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Thank you for your awesome article! I just bought an apple press and have one question. Would the juice come out be considered apple juice or cider? Would I need to add anything to the juice to make it cider? Thanks in advance!
Hi, Jessica. Apple juice undergoes filtration to remove pulp, so what you have coming of your press is considered cider. So glad you enjoyed the information! Thanks for letting us know.
We just started pressing apples from our 6 trees. We started in early October. Last weekend November 2 we tried to press some more but got 1/4th the yield. Do apples dry out late in the season? What is the preferred pressing season?
Also we have goats and I am wondering if we can feed them the residual pressed apples or will the seeds hurt them.
Thank you for the help.
Hey there, we have been pressing our orchard apples and there have been swarms of bees. It’s impossible to figure out where on our land they are coming from. Any recos or strategies for keeping them at bay?
Of course, the bees are important for pollination. However, once the flowers are gone (containing nectar and pollen for food), bees will look for any sugars or sweet substances such as the apple cider!
If it’s truly a swarm, you have a hive nearby. The hive might be overcrowded which produces swarming. Or, the bee hive is sub-dividing and you’ll see a lot of bees for a day or two while they look for a new home. They’re not generally aggressive.
To reduce swarms in orchards, it’s important to pick up damaged, dropped, or overripe fruit.This fruit should be collected regularly and discarded.
Finally, when you press cider, there’s always going to be some bees! Just watch out for them in the collected cider and don’t swallow any!
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