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How is the calculation made so that 32 oz of apple can supply the proper amount of priming sugar for 5 gallons of fermented cider?

Had some of this on the brew master tour and omg it’s night and day different than any bud that hit the stores

If I decide to plant this way can I pull it with the mower using a rope while the wife walks behind the broadcast spreader? We have 17 acres. Of course we'll take a break after the first 10 acres so she can make me a sammich.

Hi the fence looks really good. Can I make a suggestion my Father was a Farmer in NZ and he taught me a excellent piont and this can apply to any stock fence he always strained a barb or sometimes a plain wire as first wire about 4 inches above ground ( this is also used as your gide to drive or dig in Posts in a straight line ) , then fix your Netting wire above. Now this does two important things Firstly - stock especially sheep won't try to work there way under the fence over time. Secondly- this strand wire will keep your more valuable Netting above grass more and will greatly extend the Netting's useful life. Hope you consider this on your next fence as it's a proven good practice learned from experience.

You're missing the bottom of the blade 😓

Did you have to cold crash prior to filtering your cider?

Does not adding more apple juice after racking not cause a second ferment which could cause exploding bottles ..... there could still be live yeast

Very cool. I don't think I've ever seen anyone use apple juice as a priming sugar before. I like it.

Fun fact: the French word for potato is pomme de terre, which means “apple of the earth” Made me think of that when you were talking about your golden russets

We found it cranks a lot easier if you quarter your apples before putting them in your chipper mill.

Was this the factory edge or had it already been sharpened at some point?

Nice. Will be experimenting with G890 and G214 in the tropics.

Beautiful. I’ve been following your journey ! Ive been very happy with my trees on Geneva rootstocks.

What nursery did you use to get your trees?

Everything looks incredible!

I signed up for chip drop and never got any. I know some people in my area call arborists directly and they are happy to drop off wood chips. 🤷

Lookin' good! I was wondering what root stocks you had chosen. I have one and a half rows left to plant out and have been putting new varieties on G.214 with the thought I may do some high density plantings. If you want any scion wood let me know, I can send you a list of what I have available when I do my winter pruning in Feb/March. I have many cider varieties. David, you should definitely do some grafting. If you're going in that direction, be sure to get your root stock orders in soon. I'd recommend Willamette Nursery and CopenHaven Farms, they're both great to deal with for purchasing root stocks. Oh, almost forgot, where is the brew-house going, on the hill overlooking the orchard? ;)

Great walk, things are coming along well. Can you use legumes as a weed control, here in Aus we have some non-climbing varieties, good for trees. Carboard does work well with wood chips, but can keep the ground dry under it. Cheers

Great progress guys. I recommend against cardboard - it's a haven for voles. Ask me how I know. Have a good and mild winter!

How did broadcasting work out? Did you get decent germination? Anything learned?

Things are looking good.

Always enjoy seeing your progress!

How much Go Ferm did you add? It looked like a tablespoon but I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly. I'm in the early stages of researching how to make home made hard cider. Thanks!

Great video! Thanks for answering all the questions below. It was very helpful as I had a lot of similar questions. I live in Phoenix and the indoor temperature this time of year is between 75-80 degrees. Is this too warm or is it ok? What is the ideal temperature?

Is it at all possible to back sweeten this recipe, instead of the 32 oz of apple juice, a different fruit juice.. Such as blueberry? Would that ruin the carbonation that the apple is going to create? Or perhaps its not even enough juice, (32 oz) to make a taste difference?! Either way.. Excited to be bottling my first batch of cider!

How did you figure out how much apple juice to add for cabonating the bottles?

You will continue to press for 100 years.

Your micro orchard is absolutely beautiful ❤

That burning ring of fire.

FIIIIRE! 🔥

This is insane!!! The drone footage really shows just how huge of an operation this was. You go guys!

looking good.

So will you buy rootstock and use your starter orchard for the scion wood?

Informative…

Holy apples! The trees are looking great!

Did ya try the apples? 😊

Fantastic video! So happy to watch your guys grow your future.

Our crabs yield heavy yet grow as fast as the others. I think the net apple load (total weight) is not as bad as it seems. Why not try not thinning a few and see if they keep up with the others. Our experience here (varieties golden hornet, robert's, wickson) shows they do. We are in upstate NY.

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Hi, things look like they are coming along well. How many trees are in the ground now?

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Thanks to a partnership with eBay, we are happy to offer a variety of swag options including stickers, hats, and shirts! If you want to support or journey, check out our website - heartwoodciders.com/shop/

Thanks to a partnership with eBay, we are happy to offer a variety of swag options including stickers, hats, and shirts! If you want to support or journey, check out our website - heartwoodciders.com/shop/

Thanks to a partnership with eBay, we are happy to offer a variety of swag options including stickers, hats, and shirts! If you want to support or journey, check out our website - heartwoodciders.com/shop/

Thanks to a partnership with eBay, we are happy to offer a variety of swag options including stickers, hats, and shirts! If you want to support or journey, check out our website - heartwoodciders.com/shop/

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So happy to be a part of this great adventure!

Amazing work! Excited to see it all in bloom! I love gala apples and can’t wait to try a cider I know is made with them!

Huge operation! Great team effort!