Gurgeh's Best Essex Cider

[Stonechat]

Gurgeh did the hard work, then delivered over 5gallons of fermenting must.
I then racked it again and bottled it

Thanks Gurgeh

[oxford brewer]

He short changed you Stonechat, you only managed to get 37 bottles filled
Looks nice though.How long you going to leave them before drinking?

[adm]

I wish someone would come round and do my bloody apples for me! I haven't had time this year, so I've just binned a few hundred kilos of apples....

Maybe next year I'll actually by a press. It's one of those things I keep thinking I should do as even though they're bloody expensive, it would pay back over the long term.

[Stonechat]

There's 51 bottles on the table OB. On Gurgeh's advice I primed all except a dozen with a quarter tsp of sugar to give a bit of fizz. Left the dozen unprimed to try as still cider.

They are all stashed away in the garage. Hope to leave them in peace until the New Year. Might be hard though as the aroma when bottling was very nice

[Gurgeh]

Looking good! The bottles I did a couple of weeks ago have dropped star bright now, so looking good for some new year drinking!

Best thing for those old SN bottles!

[Stonechat]

Did you tell Jilly Goolden you made cider as well?

What an artisan

[edit1now]

adm - since you're in Surrey you could probably borrow my little press if you want, but I haven't got a crusher, and could do with one.

[oblivious]

Nice work lads