Busy times after holiday

After a lovely week in Northumberland, I came back to find a lot of apples and pears to collect. Recent articles in the Campaign for Real Ale's magazine, The Huddersfield Examiner and a door leafleting campaign have proved very successful. Pears have been plentiful, thanks to Terry and Rose, I have some Woucester Pearman from Mrs Beaumont and an unknown variety from Will. Plenty more as well.
Have been racking off some of the first pressings I did.
All going according to plan at the minute

An evening's Pressing

My friend Steve and I collected over a hundred weight of apples over the weekend which now needed converting into juice. Had a good evenings pressing, a good yield achieved. A piece of titanium 4 inches by 4 inches improved the conversion of power from the press. Some further modifications required to stop the press falling apart. Still lots of apples left from the weekend's scrumping still to press.

First Juice Ferments

Fermentation has started in the first juice just two days after pressing. It is always a relief when yeast naturally occurring in the apples starts to work.