All About Apples (Juice-Cider)

All About Apples (juice-Cider)

Spend the day getting an overview of the cider making and apple juicing process.

You will cover the following topics:

• A short history of cider.
• Varieties of apple useful for juicing – with examples available.
• The constituents of apple juice and their effects on palatability, flavour and keeping quality – the importance of acid in cider.
• Making additions to prevent oxidation and colour changes
• How to store and weather apples for juicing
• Methods of crushing\ macerating fruit and the effect on yield,
• The use of pectinase enzymes, storage of apple juice, cider apple varieties potential sources of heritage apple trees