I really truly enjoy watching your videos, I just stumbled upon them and cant get enough. I love off grid living, I have the ONLY house in all of Wisconsin that is 100% off the grid and powered by solar power. We have an orchard with cherry trees, apple trees, peach trees, pear trees, and plum trees. Then we have a garden with tons of raised beds with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peppers of all kinds, and etc. I have a tip for you, add a screen, any screen, to your funnel and help keep more of the chunks that slip through the press, just a thought. Keep up the awesome work!!
Hi Chris, can you elaborate a little on how you make the cider? I'm from Switzerland and we don't have a big Cider tradition here. Do you add yeast to the apple juice or use the natural occurring ones? How long do you let it sit in the big bottle (with a gas barrier I recon?)? And how do you do the botteling, I read in the comments below that you add a little sugar to it for the carbonization. How much? A teaspoon? I've been following your channel for a long time now, and I have to say, you have my utmost respect for the great work, the great videos and the inspiration you give me! Thank you!
Hey P L, you can ferment with the wild yeasts but it is risky sometimes as it may spoil if enough of the wrong type of yeasts are present, most use a dried yeast and champagne yeast is really popular with cider makers. Primary fermentation is in the barrel until it stops bubbling and secondary fermentation in the bottle with about a teaspoon of sugar. too much sugar could cause the bottle to explode! have fun brewing
Love these videos, much more interesting than someone who simply pays for everything. A hard days graft is honest work and also satisfying when you're finished
Normally if you saw a man in a woolly hat sitting on a camp chair, drinking cider off an old cable drum you'd think "hobo". See Kris drinking cider he made outside the workshop he built, you think "what an absolute legend". Context is everything :) Also, first drink in two months and it's the equivalent of >half a bottle of wine... definitely time to down tools for the day!
Charles Arnold - This is just one article about how to make hard apple cider: www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/fermenting/how-to-make-hard-cider-zmaz07onzgoe.
There is natural yeast on the skins of the apples (it's everywhere in the air). The yeast mixes into the pressed juice, and slowly eats the natural sugar and produces alcohol and CO2. Juice you buy from the store is usually pasteurized, meaning it was heated to kill anything in it. If you wanted to make cider yourself from store juice, you would have to add yeast into it, and probably add extra sugar to increase the yield. Just keep in mind that you must use preservative-free juice. I make wine from grape juice, so if you have questions, ask away
Awesome video, would you consider making a video series from start to finish of your Cider process. I would love to know how to do it and what equipment I need to look for? Thanks again
Kris Harbour Natural Building id like to see this, Probably hundreds of videos on cider making already but I’d rather you taught me 🤣 Also could help bring other people to the channel who wouldn’t normally find it.👍🏻 keep up the good work.
Thanks just a suggestion, as mentioned I enjoy your videos and your method of explaining. I am a TH-cam junkie I can find it elsewhere I am sure but would have rather been taught by you. Enjoy your videos!
Hah, Grolsch bottles! I too splurge on a pack of Grolsch now and then, and justify the cost to my wife by saving those wonderful lovely sturdy bottles for my wine/cider, and her medicines, tinctures etc. I've managed to convince her that it actually comes out less expensive than buying the same kind of bottles new.
I've just made 5 gallons of cider which I split into two batches: one with an adjunct of berry and the other with an adjunct of blackcurrant. The untreated hard cider is 8.7%. FWIW the amount of adjunct I added was quite small at 4%. I DIDN'T want either adjunct to overpower the apple (dominant) flavor. I used Belle Saison yeast and racked THREE times (1st. was after two weeks of primary fermentation @ 1.00 after an OG of 1.066.). At bottling (FG .994) I added 4g Tanin and 5 Oz of priming sugar. I'll know how it turns out. in about 4 weeks.
At first I read the title as a video which involved a blackberry and an apple iphone... my bad... But then I noticed you used old Grolsch beer bottles and didn't feel bad about it at all... good job Herr Harbour. I hope you planted some Meddler bushes/trees when you did the binge planting... Meddlers make a very nice cider... Related to apple trees. The juice needs a bit extra work because you need the starch in the fruit to convert to ferment-able sugars (amylase - you can get bottles of the enzymes for that - not too expensive at all) and after the usual fermentation procedure you will end up with brilliant meddler cider...
Great video! At some point you need to build yourself a nice hobbit throne to sit on, next to your outdoor hobbit fireside, sipping your tasty hobbit cider! Do you add yeast and rack it at all before bottling, or did you just use the wild natural yeast on the surface if the fruit?
In Australia, NSW, they are a pest, and I was forced to eradicate them. As they were growing on a long pile of excavated granite from expanding the local highway, was difficult. Loved harvesting them when I was young. Now buying blackberry marmalade.
Hi Kris, we love what your up to and always find your vids inspire us to crack on and do more on our land 👍 was thinking about juicing etc, watched you vids and have now lined up all the equipment to get on the cider brewing any day.. couple of questions to ask though if poss where you didn't show the bottling part.... Did you add any sugar into bottles or yeast or anything before that???... I'm keen to do it totally natural, which I think you can do from what I can work out, have found a few vids out there that look that way, but most seem to add other stuff in... Did you add anything or just let nature do its thing? Loving the blackberry addition btw ... gutted ours have been and gone real early this year... I do have som frozen ones, but not sure quite half a bucket! 😂 Thanks for all that you put out, so many awesome ideas ✌️🌿
Hi, Yeah add some sugar to the bottle if you want some fizz once the fermentation has stopped. I actually add it to the main batch and mix it in then bottle that way its even. I dont add anything else at all. just natural cider.
Get some elderberries in their next season all so for some tannings those look like Bramley apples. The acidity is perfect for cider just lacking in tannings Crab apples or some elder berries would help with that if you cant get hold of some genuine cider apples.
Look up the types of apples and crab apples that go into making a good cider. There are apples for all purposes, pies, whole baked, juice, cider, brandy, cakes, and a really good eating apple.
that looks delicious, ive been wanting to make cider but dunno where to go after the pressing, do you just let it sit? and for how long, do you add anything else to it before you drink it and now the big questions did it get you pissed and give you a hangover? ;o)
I only have access to non cider apples so I will be giving this a try this year . Ordinary apples produce a very bland cider and I have been looking for something to add to improve it , cheers , great vid.
We use champagne yeast when making our wine. It has a neutral flavor profile but kicks up the alcohol percentage. But we add granulated sugar if the specific gravity is too low.
The grinder works great! I can see adding a gear to that bar instead of the drill, and powering it with pedal power (off grid solar so minimizing electrical use), either with a chain or a belt. Same setup you can attach to a used washer with a dead motor (ie free washer), and wash your clothes by pedaling for a few minutes.
Love this and another video I watched you guys making cider. I noticed you needed a lid each time maybe you could make a lid with a tube or funnel built on top to make the feeding process easier and tidy. Anyway all I've got say I love this and your living lifestyle. New sub from me
Mmmmmmmm , the hint of sun , a crisp fresh cider, washes the days toils, can smell the luxury of that brew from here Kris , was shouting at vid hold some mulch back and bake some apple/ blackberry pies , a dollop of ice cream or clotted cream added would top it off.Next try making some Mead?
Hey mate, it seems to be holding the water out at the moment. cant wait to get the wood stove in and get the building dried out and warm :) Hope you are well.
Hey man - so you're still doing this stuff - amazing man! Any ideas where i can pick up some decent land for some off gridding? You told me about the one planet initiative a while back... Any way to pick out some decent spots there or anywhere else? Cheers mate
There's a cider sold in the south west called Cripple Crock, its slogan is "get yer crutches, this be a toe curler" Cider isn't always supposed to be sweet, scrumpy, what he made is usually strong, dry and flat as a rule, often very dry, so it can make you wince at the first sip!! It's awesome!!!
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My mouth was literally watering when the juice was flowing out of the press...
Oh yeah... one of the times i wish i had smellovision :)
It fills me with joy every time I see somebody being able to sit down and enjoy the fruit of their labor. Cheers mate.
First time I've seen you relax in a video. Cool man. You deserve it. Thanks for sharing.
good to see you relaxing mate. We both work far to hard, so always good to sit back and enjoy! :)
That's not bad is it....drinking your own cider outside your own amazing building! #livingthedream
Outstanding as always Kris. Love how you are able to live off the land. Truly an inspiration.
The final product looks absolutely spectacular!!
Really enjoyed this Kris. Great stuff lad. Would love a wee scoop of that cider of a summers evening. Keep it coming mate
As always thank you for sharing. I'd be lying if i said i wasn't envious.
No alcohol for 2 months then downing a glass that size of >10% cider, time to put away the powertools and just take it easy for the rest of the day :D
NAH ,,THAT'S WHEN YOU GET EVEN MORE CREATIVE.. LOL
Richard Sabean for real haha
u must be a very very cheap drunk
That colour..... Brilliant!
That looks bloody delicious Kris :)
Totally awesome 👍 I enjoyed this video , y'all grow it and bottle it ,,, it don't get any better than that, Thanks for sharein 😁 🌻
"Patreon only shot" haha!
What about your lady patrons? LOL
@@liftoffthecouch I'd say, it's the same thing ;)
I really truly enjoy watching your videos, I just stumbled upon them and cant get enough. I love off grid living, I have the ONLY house in all of Wisconsin that is 100% off the grid and powered by solar power. We have an orchard with cherry trees, apple trees, peach trees, pear trees, and plum trees. Then we have a garden with tons of raised beds with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peppers of all kinds, and etc. I have a tip for you, add a screen, any screen, to your funnel and help keep more of the chunks that slip through the press, just a thought. Keep up the awesome work!!
Wow love to try that colour looks fab nice one cheers 🍺🍻😊
Kris that cider looks refreshingly delicious!!!
Hi Chris, can you elaborate a little on how you make the cider? I'm from Switzerland and we don't have a big Cider tradition here. Do you add yeast to the apple juice or use the natural occurring ones? How long do you let it sit in the big bottle (with a gas barrier I recon?)? And how do you do the botteling, I read in the comments below that you add a little sugar to it for the carbonization. How much? A teaspoon?
I've been following your channel for a long time now, and I have to say, you have my utmost respect for the great work, the great videos and the inspiration you give me! Thank you!
Some of that he mentioned last year : th-cam.com/video/e7DBN1361hU/w-d-xo.html
Hey P L, you can ferment with the wild yeasts but it is risky sometimes as it may spoil if enough of the wrong type of yeasts are present, most use a dried yeast and champagne yeast is really popular with cider makers. Primary fermentation is in the barrel until it stops bubbling and secondary fermentation in the bottle with about a teaspoon of sugar. too much sugar could cause the bottle to explode! have fun brewing
Love these videos, much more interesting than someone who simply pays for everything. A hard days graft is honest work and also satisfying when you're finished
When you pour that into the glass it looks so amazing. Well done!
Ooooh, enhjoy that. Looks very tasty and nice. Wonderful progress so far (y)
Normally if you saw a man in a woolly hat sitting on a camp chair, drinking cider off an old cable drum you'd think "hobo".
See Kris drinking cider he made outside the workshop he built, you think "what an absolute legend". Context is everything :)
Also, first drink in two months and it's the equivalent of >half a bottle of wine... definitely time to down tools for the day!
What a great video really enjoyed that that looks on nice cider I am going to make some of all the stuff I've got here
Gorgeous!
It impresses me that this young couple live off the land mostly. They make just about everything from scratch.
.......31 oct 2020 so much has changed in the world but thankfully KH has brightened up many people l'm sure ...big thanks
Love this video .. Watching the juice pouring from the press was lovely .. The Cider was beautiful and looked delicious ..
I can see you starting a micro brewery.....I fact that might be an idea for you👍
Fruits of your labor. Pun intended :D
Enjoy, you have earned it!
I enjoyed that. Could you explain how the cider was made once the fruit had been pressed please?
Charles Arnold - This is just one article about how to make hard apple cider: www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/fermenting/how-to-make-hard-cider-zmaz07onzgoe.
Add yeast and wait
There is natural yeast on the skins of the apples (it's everywhere in the air). The yeast mixes into the pressed juice, and slowly eats the natural sugar and produces alcohol and CO2.
Juice you buy from the store is usually pasteurized, meaning it was heated to kill anything in it. If you wanted to make cider yourself from store juice, you would have to add yeast into it, and probably add extra sugar to increase the yield. Just keep in mind that you must use preservative-free juice.
I make wine from grape juice, so if you have questions, ask away
Awesome video, would you consider making a video series from start to finish of your Cider process. I would love to know how to do it and what equipment I need to look for? Thanks again
there really isnt much to it, just press some apples and put the juice in a container and let it ferment. its really easy, nature does it all for you.
Kris Harbour Natural Building id like to see this, Probably hundreds of videos on cider making already but I’d rather you taught me 🤣 Also could help bring other people to the channel who wouldn’t normally find it.👍🏻 keep up the good work.
Thanks just a suggestion, as mentioned I enjoy your videos and your method of explaining. I am a TH-cam junkie I can find it elsewhere I am sure but would have rather been taught by you. Enjoy your videos!
I'm not only jealous of the cider I'm jealous of the sunshine it's done nowt but rain the last four days up where I live ☹️
Oh what a dream! bravo so jelous
This looked so good and i liked the color too. Beautiful.
Good on ya mate love your vids .
Hah, Grolsch bottles! I too splurge on a pack of Grolsch now and then, and justify the cost to my wife by saving those wonderful lovely sturdy bottles for my wine/cider, and her medicines, tinctures etc. I've managed to convince her that it actually comes out less expensive than buying the same kind of bottles new.
Just subscribed, your channel is great, made wonderful drinks with minimum tools. Great job 👏🏾👍🏽
I want to try that cider 😊
I've just made 5 gallons of cider which I split into two batches: one with an adjunct of berry and the other with an adjunct of blackcurrant. The untreated hard cider is 8.7%. FWIW the amount of adjunct I added was quite small at 4%. I DIDN'T want either adjunct to overpower the apple (dominant) flavor. I used Belle Saison yeast and racked THREE times (1st. was after two weeks of primary fermentation @ 1.00 after an OG of 1.066.). At bottling (FG .994) I added 4g Tanin and 5 Oz of priming sugar. I'll know how it turns out. in about 4 weeks.
how many litres did you end up getting out of the full bucket? looks so juicy
At first I read the title as a video which involved a blackberry and an apple iphone... my bad...
But then I noticed you used old Grolsch beer bottles and didn't feel bad about it at all... good job Herr Harbour.
I hope you planted some Meddler bushes/trees when you did the binge planting... Meddlers make a very nice cider... Related to apple trees. The juice needs a bit extra work because you need the starch in the fruit to convert to ferment-able sugars (amylase - you can get bottles of the enzymes for that - not too expensive at all) and after the usual fermentation procedure you will end up with brilliant meddler cider...
The content has gotten better sice the roof went up. Loving all the v8ds must of put you in a good mood
Great video! At some point you need to build yourself a nice hobbit throne to sit on, next to your outdoor hobbit fireside, sipping your tasty hobbit cider! Do you add yeast and rack it at all before bottling, or did you just use the wild natural yeast on the surface if the fruit?
Awesome! You should make a chair next to sip your cider in, instead of that camping one ;)
An Adirondack chair would be perfect
@@y7mnd with a built in cup holder. Try New Yankee Workshop for plans.
In Australia, NSW, they are a pest, and I was forced to eradicate them. As they were growing on a long pile of excavated granite from expanding the local highway, was difficult. Loved harvesting them when I was young. Now buying blackberry marmalade.
holy shizzle, if you start a semi micro brewery / waterwheel hydro series this will be it!
4:00 should attach it straight to the hydro 😂
Including some fruit maggot juices to help fermentation.
You are a legend
Kris, you should use your left hand to hold the drill. Brace it into your left leg so if it kicks, you don't risk injuring your wrist.
Hi Kris, we love what your up to and always find your vids inspire us to crack on and do more on our land 👍 was thinking about juicing etc, watched you vids and have now lined up all the equipment to get on the cider brewing any day.. couple of questions to ask though if poss where you didn't show the bottling part.... Did you add any sugar into bottles or yeast or anything before that???... I'm keen to do it totally natural, which I think you can do from what I can work out, have found a few vids out there that look that way, but most seem to add other stuff in... Did you add anything or just let nature do its thing? Loving the blackberry addition btw ... gutted ours have been and gone real early this year... I do have som frozen ones, but not sure quite half a bucket! 😂 Thanks for all that you put out, so many awesome ideas ✌️🌿
Hi, Yeah add some sugar to the bottle if you want some fizz once the fermentation has stopped. I actually add it to the main batch and mix it in then bottle that way its even. I dont add anything else at all. just natural cider.
@@KrisHarbour Have another quick question for you ?? Did your cider go through aphase of smelling like sulpher?? We hope ours is ok?? thanks heaps xx
Is it just me or does this whole video remind you of the morning after a huge bender!
Nice video. I made 198 liters of cider this year. If u take the pulp throug a juicer youll get 35-40 procent more cider in my experience.
Get some elderberries in their next season all so for some tannings those look like Bramley apples. The acidity is perfect for cider just lacking in tannings Crab apples or some elder berries would help with that if you cant get hold of some genuine cider apples.
Look up the types of apples and crab apples that go into making a good cider. There are apples for all purposes, pies, whole baked, juice, cider, brandy, cakes, and a really good eating apple.
Apple and blackberry crumble! With homemade custard!
Awesome!!
Do you put yeast into the cider juice or you use the natural living on the skin of the apple? Adding no sugar?
Awesome video mate. Kris when your workshop is done what will you do will the tool shed
6:00 - I bet as soon as the drill stopped the hens were in for the apple scraps that had been launched out of the box.
that looks delicious, ive been wanting to make cider but dunno where to go after the pressing, do you just let it sit? and for how long, do you add anything else to it before you drink it and now the big questions did it get you pissed and give you a hangover? ;o)
cheers to you sir, you deserve it. you could reduce those blackberries into syrup.
Very Jealous of you right now. A sit and a little cider in the sun after some hard work. Perfect
the power of makita!
I only have access to non cider apples so I will be giving this a try this year . Ordinary apples produce a very bland cider and I have been looking for something to add to improve it , cheers , great vid.
Brilliant 👍🏻 well won
So the deadly poison from the Apple seeds isn't an issue or a worry? Maybe too little of an amount? Looks soo good nonetheless!!!
We use champagne yeast when making our wine. It has a neutral flavor profile but kicks up the alcohol percentage. But we add granulated sugar if the specific gravity is too low.
1:32 Lmfao 😂
Cheers to that!
Delicious.. I’ve done this with a strawberry gin before. More of a Summer drink though :)
Shandys are very nice on a hot day.
I love the making of cider but what no attachment for the drill !
Cheap / Free ingredients is what I like.
5:00 Now that's what you call a good fruit salad!
The grinder works great! I can see adding a gear to that bar instead of the drill, and powering it with pedal power (off grid solar so minimizing electrical use), either with a chain or a belt. Same setup you can attach to a used washer with a dead motor (ie free washer), and wash your clothes by pedaling for a few minutes.
kris, i take it this is a raw cider, not boiled and using wild yeast off the apple skins?
Love this and another video I watched you guys making cider. I noticed you needed a lid each time maybe you could make a lid with a tube or funnel built on top to make the feeding process easier and tidy. Anyway all I've got say I love this and your living lifestyle. New sub from me
You ever tried to distill any of the cider, to make a stronger alcohol?
What roughly are the amounts you'd put in to make a 5L jug?? Trying it for the first time any tips for a beginner brewer?
Mmmmmmmm , the hint of sun , a crisp fresh cider, washes the days toils, can smell the luxury of that brew from here Kris , was shouting at vid hold some mulch back and bake some apple/ blackberry pies , a dollop of ice cream or clotted cream added would top it off.Next try making some Mead?
Magnificent
damn bro, that is pretty pleasant to watch
I loved your first batch, hope it tastes just as good if not better. How has the workshop kept up in all the bad weather. Any magor leaks ? 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Hey mate, it seems to be holding the water out at the moment. cant wait to get the wood stove in and get the building dried out and warm :) Hope you are well.
Looks fantastic.
Did you give some of the squeezed out apple leftovers to the chickens?
Does it just naturally ferment when you bottle it? Is there some process you need to put it through to get that?
And now you have to set up a contest for your subscribers! Let us win the famous Kriss Harbour Natural Brew :D
Harvest time!
Good for the soul to engage in.
Did you add extra yeast for the cider?
Hey man - so you're still doing this stuff - amazing man!
Any ideas where i can pick up some decent land for some off gridding?
You told me about the one planet initiative a while back... Any way to pick out some decent spots there or anywhere else? Cheers mate
Enjoy Kris you deserved it 👍👏🏴
смотрел видео и наслаждался пивком!!!!!
Hi Kris, been looking for a press like the one you have in this video, are they readily available or was yours a restoration project?
i wonder if you plan on setting up an apiary for honey?
press F to pay respects to your drill motor
Another idea... if you threw fruit into the top blades on the generator. It would blend and throw out like a juicer. Thoughts? 🤔
Not a bad life you've made for yourself dude.
Did you use yeast or just the natural yeast on the apples?
Made me laugh - drinks the cider - face screws up. Mmmmm Nice !!!!! lol.
There's a cider sold in the south west called Cripple Crock, its slogan is "get yer crutches, this be a toe curler"
Cider isn't always supposed to be sweet, scrumpy, what he made is usually strong, dry and flat as a rule, often very dry, so it can make you wince at the first sip!! It's awesome!!!
Surprised you didnt make a car jack press Kris !
That looks like it would be DELICIOUS !,,