CRAFT CIDER PRESENTATIONS

There's been a great revival of interest in craft cidermaking in the last few years. Some of this maybe rides on the back of the 'Magners effect', so people perhaps are trying industrial cider and then wondering what the 'real thing' is like. Other people are starting from the 'slowfood' or 'low food miles' position and want to know how they can engage with the true craft product as a manifestation of .those concerns.

Either way, for the craft producer, there are a number of technical challenges to give a consumer-friendly product of high quality that offers consistent enjoyment. I've given a number of talks on this in the last few years and here you can find a couple as downloadable PDF files.

The Craft Cider Revival - Some Technical Considerations (2007)

This is just the slide text, without pictures. Given to the South West Cider Makers Association. (Download about 0.2MB)

Craft Cider Making - Beyond the Basics (2011)

A PDF of all the slides as shown on screen. Given as part of the 'Big Apple' harvest-time weekend at 'Hellens', Much Marcle, in Herefordshire. (Download about 1.3MB)

Updated 6th October 2011

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