one-day course

cider making

venue: Centre of the Earth, Birmingham

This course will provide all the information you need to get you making yummy cider, including how to make your own kit for pulverising and pressing apples. The course includes juice extraction and fermentation, racking, storage and maturation, bottling, hazard control and troubleshooting, and references / resource guide, plus:

apple processing

  • scratter mills
  • presses: screw-type, jack, hydraulic ram and others
  • juicers
  • freezing
  • pulverising
  • plans for equipment manufacture
  • costs of equipment manufacture

fermentation, storage and bottling

  • fermentation bins
  • food grade barrels
  • demijohns
  • airlocks
  • siphon tubes
  • sterilising chemicals/methods
  • adjuncts

apple selection & cider type

  • types/varieties
  • sweet; bittersweet; sharp
  • when to stop fermentation vs. addition of sugar

yeast selection

  • wild vs. starter cultures
  • flavour profiles

dates: see 'book online' below

more on cider


how to book:
  

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arrive:
  
for a 10am prompt start
depart:
  
after the course finishes at 5pm
directions:
  
click here for directions to Centre of the Earth
what to bring:
  
work clothes; pen and notebook; 5kg of apples and a 3-litre container
let us know:
  
if you have any special needs
price:
  
£60
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
lunch:
  
bring a packed lunch
car sharing:
  
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 


the best bit - sampling the finished product

 

 

 



 


an apple press

 

 

 

 

 

 


if you're up for it, we'll show you how to make your own cider-making kit too