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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 | ||
| + | * <s>Need more buckets and mash bags</s> | ||
| + | * Repair the grinder | ||
| + | * <s>Have someone lined up to take the Apple mash/pommace</s> | ||
| + | * 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 OR start earlier in the day with Member only hours. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 16 October 2025
For general information on cider making, click here.
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 OR start earlier in the day with Member only hours.