Category Archives: Crafts
Raising the Arbor
This Thanksgiving weekend, we have a very special reason to give thanks. With the help of a bunch of friends and neighbors we brought on site and raised our wonderful new wrought steel grape arbor. Rachel Simon, a local artist … Continue reading
Hard Cider 2013
The craft cider scene really exploded this year. It’s become the new trendy thing in Seattle. In fact, I was told that the city of Seattle now has the largest cider consumption in the entire US. In September, we attended … Continue reading
What’s Brewing Now?
Our cidering experience emboldened us to try our hand at brewing beer. Conceptually, it’s very simple, but the devil is in the details. There are so many types of grain, hops, and yeast; so many different brewing recipes with very … Continue reading
First Cider Bottling
Today we bottled our very first home-made hard cider. We had juiced the apples in late October. Following 3 weeks of initial ferment we racked and aged the cider for another 3 weeks. During that time it clarified really nicely … Continue reading
Hard Cider
In the Black Forest region of southern Germany where I grew up, hard cider is a staple beverage. In the fall, families bring sacks of apples and pears to the village press and take home the fresh juice in big … Continue reading
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