It's that time of year again... clear skies, plummeting temperatures, and just after 12th night - it's Cider racking time!
This week we'll be starting to rack our new season cider. The warm winter has speeded up the fermentation process, so that the juice we pressed in September is now well on the way to becoming cider. Racking is a process of pumping the partially fermented cider from one barrel to another leaving behind any sediment and dead yeasts that occur as a bi product of fermentation. We choose a cold day as this improves the clarity of the juice and more of the sediment is present at the bottom of the barrels, and so can be left behind when we pump into the secondary fermentation barrels.
Look out for our tasting notes in 1 month time and we'll give you an update of how the cider is progressing....
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