Comments on: Making Apple Wine

By: Early Apple Wine | The Lethbridge Veg

Early Apple Wine | The Lethbridge Veg — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:52:07 +0000

[...] living, we knew we couldn’t let them go to waste. I’ve been admiring Kevin’s apple crush for quite a while now, so we attempted our own. With baby strapped on, the three of us set up our [...]

By: Backyard Apple Crush 2011 « Kevin Kossowan

Backyard Apple Crush 2011 « Kevin Kossowan — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:16:03 +0000

[...] Today was one of my favorite days of the year. This is my third vintage of apple products from my backyard tree, and today was go-day. I left the apples on about 2 weeks longer than normal, religiously collecting windfalls every day, hoping for a more aromatic and sweet apple. Mission accomplished. The pruning over the years has meant fewer apples of larger size, which is a positive for eating out of hand, but slows down crushing with my gear. If you want to see a video of how I crush and press, there’s one here. [...]

By: Normandy, Part 2 « Kevin Kossowan

Normandy, Part 2 « Kevin Kossowan — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:00:09 +0000

[...] juice. You can see my crusher and press in action here, that can largely be slapped together for $100 or less if you’re thrifty. It makes juice. [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:48:49 +0000

I was thinking I could start making cider with just investing in the garbage disposal.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:06:30 +0000

Really good question. I’ve fermented saskatoons with the fruit intact, so can’t see why an apple mash wouldn’t ferment, drop its solids in somewhat the same way. Perhaps the cap would become inhibitory – ie choke out O2 from the yeast and stop fermentation? Not sure.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:47:24 +0000

Bravo!

I have had my eye out for a used cider press for years. Now I know what a real one looks like.

What happens if you ferment the sauce without pressing?

Kevin Beckman

By: Cellar Dream-Come-True « Kevin Kossowan

Cellar Dream-Come-True « Kevin Kossowan — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:01:45 +0000

[...] sec, hanging above aging wheels of local goat cheese, themselves above many carboys full of urban fruit wine – and was thoroughly pleased to the core. It’s a dream-come-true, really. The cheese setup, [...]

By: 2010 Apple Wine Vintage Shows its Face « Kevin Kossowan

2010 Apple Wine Vintage Shows its Face « Kevin Kossowan — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:12:00 +0000

[...] and my various crews crushed and pressed apples from 5 trees, in 5 yards around the city – so I have quite a few batches, 2 being lovely [...]

By: Sub-Zero Fresh Pork Sausage Making « Kevin Kossowan

Sub-Zero Fresh Pork Sausage Making « Kevin Kossowan — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:14:49 +0000

[...] a big Shiraz in the pork sausage literally makes me think: ‘ew’. I immediately thought: apple wine. Way better pairing imo [as would be most white wines], and introduces a terroir element. I [...]

By: FROM LOCAL FARMS – En Santé Organic Winery & Meadery « Kevin Kossowan

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:17:48 +0000

[...] admittedly have become lightly obsessed with urban orchard wines, given the propensity for city yard fruit trees to produce literally tonnes of wasted fruit that [...]