Traditional and Organic Apples picked from our own and local Orchards -
pressed at West Lake for you to taste the real Devon
At West Lake we offer the following course;
- Apple juice and cider making: 12 people took this course last October 2009 - everyone enjoyed pressing the apples taking home both bottled juices, fruit vinegars and one gallon of cider complete with air lock. We will be running this same course again in autumn 2010 at the Yarner Trust in Welcombe.
- Course includes what apples to plant and visit to Yarners orchard, pressing techniques, bottling and pasteurising apple juice. Day two - what cider apples make good cider, how to taste cider and the language used to describe cider, more pressing and then bottling cider in demi johns with air lock to take home. A talk about cider vinegars, make up some herb and fruit vinegars to take home, recipes and guide to using vinegar
- Costs and times to appear on our website by end of June.
- Contact Yarner Trust for bookings 01288 331692.