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Forum: Other stuff 28 October 2023, 21:24
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Posted By willk
Glad to hear that you're still at it Hank - every...

Glad to hear that you're still at it Hank - every season brings it's own challenges. I too have a few friends who have poor harvesting arms.
Nothing wrong with their drinking arms though!...
Forum: Other stuff 15 May 2022, 19:57
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Cheers indeed!

Cheers indeed!
Forum: Other stuff 30 October 2021, 19:41
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Slipped off the edge, no. Missus willk mighta...

Slipped off the edge, no. Missus willk mighta pushed me over it today grumbling about hauling in 400kg of cider apples. They're just about ripe and I used your pole method to shake the part of the...
Forum: Other stuff 25 September 2021, 20:08
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
The Immaculate Contraption rides again! :)

The Immaculate Contraption rides again! :)
Forum: Other stuff 24 September 2021, 19:27
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Hank - thanks for keeping the faith over the past...

Hank - thanks for keeping the faith over the past few seasons when to be honest, I have failed to squeeze a single apple, for a variety of reasons. This year will be different and I very much hope...
Forum: Other stuff 27 March 2021, 21:36
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Better luck keeping it up this year. :)

Better luck keeping it up this year.

:)
Forum: Other stuff 26 March 2021, 13:47
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Hmmm, 'praps. Reminds me of the "German end"...

Hmmm, 'praps.

Reminds me of the "German end" of the beach...

;)
Forum: Other stuff 31 October 2018, 07:38
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
A potentially more useful link:...

A potentially more useful link: https://www.ciderschool.com/orcharding/apples/
Forum: Other stuff 29 October 2018, 22:29
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
A cider apple will be VERY sweet. It will often...

A cider apple will be VERY sweet. It will often also be VERY tannic (bitter) but can alternatively be acidic (sharp). In every case they will have a flavour that will carry over fermentation and...
Forum: Other stuff 25 October 2018, 07:23
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
That 500kg of fruit has shrunk to 250L of juice....

That 500kg of fruit has shrunk to 250L of juice. Unleashing the yeast today...

:cheers:
Forum: Other stuff 06 October 2018, 21:10
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Cheers. 90% Dabinett* along with some Hereford...

Cheers. 90% Dabinett* along with some Hereford Redstreak and Dunkerton Sweet that slipped in. The balance are cookers...


* Dabinett - "vintage" quality variety.
Forum: Other stuff 06 October 2018, 19:58
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Many of my trees are finally mature and I'm able...

Many of my trees are finally mature and I'm able to be more selective about the fruit I'm using for cider juicing. This season was warm and the crop is large - I've recovered 1/2 ton of mostly cider...
Forum: Other stuff 25 October 2017, 20:34
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Savage!...

Savage! (https://www.slang.ie/index.php?county=Wexford&entry=Savage)
Forum: Other stuff 25 October 2017, 17:45
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Monstera deliciosa...

Monstera deliciosa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa), the clue is in the name ;)
Forum: Other stuff 24 October 2017, 19:39
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Me too as it happens - one of us musta started...

Me too as it happens - one of us musta started early ;) :cheers:
I can't quite get my head around 2500L - you must run a local juice bar for the less fortunate!

I've just washed up my kit tonight...
Forum: Other stuff 01 October 2017, 22:58
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Nice find! Is the combi a runner? I came...

Nice find! Is the combi a runner?

I came home recently to discover one of my houseplants had flowered - apparently the mature fruit is good eating?
Forum: Other stuff 12 September 2017, 17:00
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Amazing - my day today to a T.

Amazing - my day today to a T.
Forum: Other stuff 07 September 2017, 16:27
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
How-do Hank. Yup - my first pick is already in...

How-do Hank. Yup - my first pick is already in and ready for crushing this weekend. It's been a reasonable year for apples and I have a fairly good crop left on the cider varieties. I managed to...
Forum: Other stuff 01 November 2016, 00:55
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
And I'm finally done - 270 litres of juice that...

And I'm finally done - 270 litres of juice that will hopefully translate into 350x75cl bottles of Irish Craft Cider. Fingers crossed...
Forum: Other stuff 24 October 2016, 13:04
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
The crop is in! 850lbs of "vintage" variety...

The crop is in! 850lbs of "vintage" variety cider apples. The early dessert/cooker crop is fermenting happily - to be joined by this lot in a week or so after those naughty starches have converted...
Forum: Other stuff 09 October 2016, 19:09
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Nice one Hank - I really like the colours in...

Nice one Hank - I really like the colours in Canadian apples, mine are much more mundane. I recall as a child in the 1970s, a Canadian aunt arrived home with a full crate of those deep red apples -...
Forum: Other stuff 29 September 2016, 19:44
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Autumn has overrun me. The first pick of dessert...

Autumn has overrun me. The first pick of dessert fruit was miserable (because of my negligence) but the late cider crop looks OKish. The pears look good - smaller numbers but bigger fruit. I...
Forum: Other stuff 14 September 2016, 20:58
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
mmmmmmmm - cracklin'! First picking of...

mmmmmmmm - cracklin'!

First picking of apples tomorrow AM. Not a great show, but there WILL be cider this year :thumbs:

I have fond memories of dining on Alan's game terrine and a bottle...
Forum: Other stuff 25 August 2016, 17:28
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
Sorry hank - I was boating! Sounds good in...

Sorry hank - I was boating! Sounds good in Canada :bow:

Our summer didn't materialise after the initially promising spring. My crop consists of a lot of small apples - but better than last...
Forum: Other stuff 12 June 2016, 11:30
Replies: 355
Views: 83,620
Posted By willk
They do well in England so from your perspective,...

They do well in England so from your perspective, they ARE tropical...

:rofl:

(p.s. a flower doth not a walnut make...but it's a good start)
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