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| + | == Annual Apple Cider Making Event == | ||
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=== Tools & Supplies Needed === | === Tools & Supplies Needed === | ||
* Tables x2 | * Tables x2 | ||
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** Plastic Baskets | ** Plastic Baskets | ||
** Netting | ** Netting | ||
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| + | === Previous Dates === | ||
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| + | * 2024: October 13 & 20 | ||
| + | * 2023: October 15 & 22 | ||
| + | * 2022: October 16 & 23 | ||
| + | * 2021: October 10 & 17 | ||
| + | * 2020: October 10 & 11 | ||
| + | * 2019: October 6 | ||
| + | * 2018: September 9 & October 7 | ||
| + | * 2017: October 8 | ||
| + | * 2016: September 11 | ||
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| + | * Blacksburg Farmer's Market | ||
| + | ** October 5, 2019 | ||
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| + | === Ideas for 2025 === | ||
| + | * Registration Table - Weighing Apples & Recording Weights, Selling Jugs, Accepting Donations, Explaining the Procedure | ||
| + | * Need more buckets and mash bags | ||
| + | * Repair the grinder | ||
| + | * Have someone lined up to take the Apple mash/pommace | ||
| + | * Create a list of recommended and not allowed apples. | ||
| + | ** Recommended Varieties: | ||
| + | *** Stamem winesap | ||
| + | *** Granny Smith | ||
| + | ** Not Allowed: | ||
| + | *** Golden Delicious | ||
| + | *** Virginia gold | ||
| + | * Move the event back one week due to apples apples becoming riper later in the season | ||
| + | * Have one week community to come and make apple cider and one week for just the members to make their cider | ||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 21 October 2024
Contents
Annual Apple Cider Making Event
Tools & Supplies Needed
- Tables x2
- Plastic Drop Cloth (Dollar Tree)
- Double-Sided Tape
- Apple Grinder
- Hydraulic Press
- Large Wooden Cable Spools x2
- Large Plastic Bins x2
- Star-San
- Water Hose
- Jaw Pliers or Outdoor Faucet Key
- Plenty of:
- Knifes
- Cutting Boards
- Bowels
- Buckets (Food-Grade)
- Plastic Baskets
- Netting
Previous Dates
- 2024: October 13 & 20
- 2023: October 15 & 22
- 2022: October 16 & 23
- 2021: October 10 & 17
- 2020: October 10 & 11
- 2019: October 6
- 2018: September 9 & October 7
- 2017: October 8
- 2016: September 11
- Blacksburg Farmer's Market
- October 5, 2019
Ideas for 2025
- Registration Table - Weighing Apples & Recording Weights, Selling Jugs, Accepting Donations, Explaining the Procedure
- Need more buckets and mash bags
- Repair the grinder
- Have someone lined up to take the Apple mash/pommace
- Create a list of recommended and not allowed apples.
- Recommended Varieties:
- Stamem winesap
- Granny Smith
- Not Allowed:
- Golden Delicious
- Virginia gold
- Recommended Varieties:
- Move the event back one week due to apples apples becoming riper later in the season
- Have one week community to come and make apple cider and one week for just the members to make their cider
