Cidermaking Log
My notes follow, mainly for my benefit, but it seems like this is one of the first pages that crop up if you google for 'pine hill orchard cider' so I figured I'd put a blurb here. I'm pretty new at this and I'd certainly appreciate any help anyone might give. I'm also happy to talk about my trials and errors and if anyone's in the Central MA neighborhood and wants to swap cider I'm certainly game. Shoot me an email...
Fall, 2011
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard 800 blend, Lalvin EC-1118 yeast
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard 600 blend, Lalvin EC-1118 yeast
Batch #3, Pine Hill Orchard 300 blend, Lalvin EC-1118 yeast
Fall, 2010
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard Redfield blend, Wyeast 4766 Cider yeast
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard Redfield blend, wild yeast
Batch #3, Pine Hill Orchard Baldwin blend, Wyeast 4766 Cider yeast
Fall, 2009
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard Russet blend, Lalvin 71B yeast
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard Russet blend, wild yeast
Batch #3, Pine Hill Orchard Sun Crisp blend, Lalvin 71B yeast
Fall, 2008
skipped.
Fall, 2007
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard Roxbury blend, Lalvin K1 yeast
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard Redfield blend, Lalvin K1 yeast
Batch #3, Carlson Orchard blend, Windsor Ale yeast
Fall, 2006
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard 50/50 blend, Lalvin D47
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard Redfield blend, Lalvin D47 yeast
Batch #3, Pine Hill Orchard Redfield blend, wild yeast
Fall, 2005
Batch #1, Pine Hill Orchard blend, wild yeast
Batch #2, Pine Hill Orchard blend, Lalvin D47 yeast
Batch #3, Hillside Farms blend, White Labs english cider yeast
Misc
Sugar, Alcohol, and Hydrometer Table
Yeast
Wyeast 4766 Cider yeast (used in '10)
Lalvin 71B yeast (used in '09 - use with caution)
White Labs English Cider Yeast
Orchards