Well after talking cider most of last night I decided to use some enthusiasm today. Got my juicer out and trotted off down the road and got about 5kg of what appeared to be golden delicious apples from a roadside tree.
Good mix of small and large, well ignored, sharp smelling apples. Topped that up with 4kg of over ripe gala's from the local veg market at discounted prices and low and behold I have around 5 litres of nasty looking, frothy, greenish, very sharp smelling juice which is currently arguing the point with a teaspoon or so of campden juice and the same again of pectic enzyme.
When thats finished doing its thing I think I'll strain it, maybe add a little sugar, slip it into a demi john, add some yeast..which I haven't got yet!! and see what becomes of it. I have a feeling its going to be vastly different than your average brigalow can or a bucket load of supermarket juice, but only time will tell.
I haven't been game enough to taste any of the juice yet, but going on aroma's it should make for an interesting brew. I'll bung a picture or two up later when I get it all sorted and going.
Good mix of small and large, well ignored, sharp smelling apples. Topped that up with 4kg of over ripe gala's from the local veg market at discounted prices and low and behold I have around 5 litres of nasty looking, frothy, greenish, very sharp smelling juice which is currently arguing the point with a teaspoon or so of campden juice and the same again of pectic enzyme.
When thats finished doing its thing I think I'll strain it, maybe add a little sugar, slip it into a demi john, add some yeast..which I haven't got yet!! and see what becomes of it. I have a feeling its going to be vastly different than your average brigalow can or a bucket load of supermarket juice, but only time will tell.
I haven't been game enough to taste any of the juice yet, but going on aroma's it should make for an interesting brew. I'll bung a picture or two up later when I get it all sorted and going.