Austin Eastciders is helping to make Austin Texas a cider mecca in a land where the apple root faces harsh growing conditions. Aaron Anderson is the R&D Coordinator at this growing cidery. He sat down for a chat with me at CiderCon2016 in Portland Oregon during the United States Association of Cider Makers conference. The … Read more
Leonard Koningswijk owner/cidermaker of Bear Cider in the Netherlands is turning his country towards cider one palate at a time. The idea was sprouted at his family home in the rural village of Beerze on the border of Germany. (Beerze means bear in Dutch.) Like many cider folk he saw the bounty of apples laden … Read more
Alec Steinmetz, Will Correll and Matthew Meyer are sharing their story of starting an urban cidery in Richmond Virginia: Buskey Cider. Building out a cidery Tips new Cidery Startups? What would you do differently? Add even more time to your extra allotted time. Will says, File the permits and making sure you are good on compliance … Read more
Getting to cider for Gregory Hall, was one part luck and a whole lotta of beer. When his father John Hall founded the Chicago based Goose Island Brewery in 1988, it took only 3 years before Greg was at the helm brewing at “Goose”. Twenty years later in 2011, the brewery would be sold to Anheuser-Busch-InBev. … Read more
Curtis Sherrer is barreling aging single variety apples at Millstone Cellars. An old grist mill dating back to the 1850s houses the Tasting Room. “We will have 50 barrels and then settle on 15 to pick from to blend for that one cider that will be bottled” Curtis Sherrer, Millstone Cellars “If you are looking … Read more
Neil MacDonald is a self described “man of the soil”. He co-launched Orchard Pig Cider in 2004. His specialty is apple growing and the primary process of the cidermaking at Orchard Pig Cider. This recording was taped with Neil at CiderCon 2016 in Portland Oregon. The Path to the Orchard Pig Cider Neil was granted … Read more
At Freedom Farm, cider is on! Chris Jackson who is new to cidermaking has an enthusiasm for fermenting that is contagious. At the Farm his family is working towards sustainability and he is blogging about it all, via his website FreedomFarmTV. Chris had shared his photos of his homemade Peach Cider on Twitter and I … Read more
Kurant Cider co-owner and head cidermaker, Joe Getz’s business is expanding, just after one year into producing cider commercially in the eastern region of Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia. Besides making cider at Kurant, Joe is also the Vice President of the Pennsylvania Cider Guild, the commonwealth’s organizing body for cider producers and apple growers in PA. In … Read more
Who is Randall Grahm Randall Grahm has been rocking the world of winemaking for over 30 years. He began commercially selling wine under the Bonny Doon Vineyard label in 1983 when he opened the winery’s tasting room in the hills north of Santa Cruz, California in the village of Boony Doon. He authored Been Doon … Read more
Wooden barrels are so 2014. What is old is new again as Castle Hill Cider has brought to the states an ancient fermenting vessel that was used for over 7000 years. Qvevri or Kvevri, as it is called on this Virginia estate, is best known to winemakers in the Georgia Republic. Traditional Methods for Fermentation … Read more
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