Events/2019/5th Annual Cider Pressing - Revision history

John at 18:54, 9 October 2019

2019-10-09T18:54:04Z

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	* Set up in grass, good location		* Set up in grass, good location
	** Kinda far from spigot and loading area, a wheeled cart would have been nice		** Kinda far from spigot and loading area, a wheeled cart would have been nice
	* ~~Supplied~~ 1 table and brought another, probably request 2 for future		* Market supplied 1 table and brought another, probably request 2 for future
	* Many people interested in buying our cider		* Many people interested in buying our cider
	** Fundraiser, laser engraved mug of cider?		** Fundraiser, laser engraved mug of cider?
			** Enter our cider in the Apple Tasting "Value Added Products" competition?
	=== General ===		=== General ===
	* Wade's Orchard is excellent source of inexpensive apples		* Wade's Orchard is excellent source of inexpensive apples

John at 18:45, 9 October 2019

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 == Lessons Learned ==
 * Wade's Orchard is excellent source of inexpensive apples
 ** Seconds ($8.50/bushel) were great quality
 ** Cider grade ($5.00/bushel) had some bruising/rot/leaves, but were very adequate
 * Mix of 4 parts Stamen Winesap, 2 parts Golden Delicious, 1 part McIntosh, and 1 part Granny Smith produced very good cider
 * Grinder did not overheat (likely due to lower temperatures)

John at 15:17, 9 October 2019

2019-10-09T15:17:39Z

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	== Cost ==		== Cost ==
	* Free for members and community, donations gratefully accepted		* Free for members and community, donations gratefully accepted

			== Lessons Learned ==
			* Wade's Orchard is excellent source of inexpensive apples
			** Seconds ($8.50/bushel) were great quality
			** Cider grade ($5.00/bushel) had some bruising/rot/leaves, but were very adequate
			* Got way too many apples: purchased 8 bushels for Farmers Market demo, only used ~2-3
			** Still left with 3.5 bushels after make-your-own event
			* Mix of 4 parts Stamen Winesap, 2 parts Golden Delicious, 1 part McIntosh, and 1 part Granny Smith produced very good cider
			* Grinder did not overheat (likely due to lower temperatures)
			** Still a good idea to eventually replace motor
			** Using surge strip as power switch worked okay, would still prefer a built in switch (maybe foot pedal or spring loaded normally open)
			* Metal pressing plate worked great
			* Bottleneck during make-your-own event was the press
			** Tried to set up original wooden press, but did not have enough/properly sized pressing disks
			** Wooden press also less user friendly, especially without metal pressing plate
			** Possibly encourage using multiple smaller cheeses
			*** Need more bags and pressing disks
			*** Disks are preferably HDPE (food safe, resist breakage, chop up cutting boards) or metal (harder to work with, corrosion concerns)
			* Fabric bags seemed to clog up eventually, wasn't squeezing out all the liquid
			** Blew up three fabric bags due to using more pressure to get out juice
			** Nylon bags worked well and resisted clogging, but let more "stuff" through into the cider. Press and then filter?
			* Cleaning up concrete pad failed; put down tarp or plastic dropcloth first

Username: Remove cider mug claim

2019-09-24T17:49:35Z

Remove cider mug claim

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	Bring your own apples and containers and join us to make your own fresh squeezed apple cider~~. Make a custom laser engraved cider mug to take home - only $2~~. For more information on cider making, including what apples to purchase, see [[Cider Making]].		Bring your own apples and containers and join us to make your own fresh squeezed apple cider. For more information on cider making, including what apples to purchase, see [[Cider Making]].

	Free tours of the Hacksburg makerspace will also be provided.		Free tours of the Hacksburg makerspace will also be provided.

Webmaster at 22:06, 12 September 2019

2019-09-12T22:06:02Z

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	== Time ==		== Time ==
			Saturday, October 5 - 10 am to 2 pm
			* Apple tasting and cider making demo at [http://blacksburgfarmersmarket.com/event/apple-tasting-event/ Blacksburg Farmers Market]
	Sunday, October 6 - 1 pm to 4 pm		Sunday, October 6 - 1 pm to 4 pm
			* Make your own cider at the Hacksburg Workshop

	== Location ==		== Location ==
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	== Cost ==		== Cost ==
	* Free for members		* Free for members and community, donations gratefully accepted
	* $5 for non-members

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Bring your own apples and containers and join us to make your own fresh squeezed apple cider. Make a custom laser engraved cider mug to take home - only $2. For more information on cider making, including what apples to purchase, see [[Cider Making]].

Free tours of the Hacksburg makerspace will also be provided.

== Time ==
Sunday, October 6 - 1 pm to 4 pm

== Location ==
Hacksburg
[https://goo.gl/maps/LbRiAsA1VAiULh5F8 1872 Pratt Drive Suite 1620]

Public Transit Directions can be found [http://hacksburg.org/about.html here]

== Cost ==
* Free for members
* $5 for non-members