Subject: Cider Digest #1546, 8 January 2010 Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:25:07 -0700 (MST) From: cider-request@talisman.com Cider Digest #1546 8 January 2010 Cider and Perry Discussion Forum Contents: Buon Vino Super Jet pump-filter (Alan Yelvington) Ford Farms, Sauvie Island (Nat West) Sulfites during fermentation (Jason MacArthur) NOTE: Digest appears whenever there is enough material to send one. Send ONLY articles for the digest to cider@talisman.com. Use cider-request@talisman.com for subscribe/unsubscribe/admin requests. Archives of the Digest are available at www.talisman.com/cider#Archives Digest Janitor: Dick Dunn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Buon Vino Super Jet pump-filter From: Alan Yelvington Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:34:43 -0500 I've posted a short video to YouTube showing the Canadian-made Buon Vino Super Jet pump-filter in use. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzwEbhIM8Wk I'm thoroughly rinsing it after use since I'm uncertain of how the acidic nature of cider will degrade the diaphragm over time. Other than that, it's been a very handy tool for racking and filtering from large vessels. The instructions (found at the Buon Vino web site) are spot on about filtering in stages to minimize clogging. I just had to try it my way once to realize they were right... Not a trivial investment ($350 - $400 US), but I'm glad to have it. - -- Al Yelvington Happy Dog Farm Russell, PA I'd rather be inappropriate than insincere... ------------------------------ Subject: Ford Farms, Sauvie Island From: Nat West Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:53:04 -0800 I live in Portland, Oregon and one day this past summer, I passed by the Ford Farms orchard on Sauvie Island. Much to my amazement there appeared to be thousands of espalied apple trees of cider variety. Some further googling turned up this web page: http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M20032 When I first saw that page in the summer months, it mentioned that they have 5000 English, French and American cider trees, and looking for a partner to help produce and market the cider, but the page has since been updated with no mention of apples. Also, I have purchased a few bottles of the Ford Farms cider, but no one in town carries it any more and I can only assume they've stopped making it. I've called and left a few messages for Kristin Ford and tried an old email address with no response. Does anyone know what the Fords do with those apples? I would like to buy some apples myself and possibly talk to them about future plans. Thanks, - -Nat West ------------------------------ Subject: Sulfites during fermentation From: Jason MacArthur Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:45:55 -0500 I am curious as to the fate of sulfites added to cider before fermentation. Do they stay in solution as bound sulfites or do they literally precipitate out? I had always assumed the former, but as I test my ciders for sulfites over time it appears that the levels of total(not free) sulfites is dropping. Might this be a reflection of what is happening in the cider or is it a result of poor laboratory skills? ------------------------------ End of Cider Digest #1546 *************************