The Ultimate Cider Pressing Experience: Using a Happy Valley Ranch Press
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Welcome to the heart of the orchard! Join us in our adventure as we learn the art of pressing our own crisp and flavorful cider using a traditional cider press. From orchard-fresh apples to the satisfying sound of the press, this journey is a celebration of fall flavors and homestead traditions.
We use a Happy Valley Ranch Cider Press and it worked perfectly.
What fun! My orchard is 28 years old and have always wanted to get a apple eater and press. I think canning the juice will be a breeze. Your making memories with your grand children.😊
Our orchard is only 4 years old so we know that the harvest will only get more abundant as the years go by. We've always wanted to make cider so it's another dream come true. (and yes, the grandchildren are already looking forward to next fall and cider-making)
What a great gift to your family this farm has become. We, like many grandparents, would love the opportunity to invest in our children and grandchildren by providing these kinds of opportunities. You are blessed!
We were surprised how much our children and grands enjoyed being on the farm. We also appreciate their help as well. We are blessed to enjoy time together with the family. We wish you and your family all the best in the new year!
I grew up with a crab apple tree on our property and my mom made crab apple butter. Good memories.
Oh, that is something we had not considered. We will check it out. Thank you so much for sharing your memories.
Nice gift for your family, the Grandkids will definitely remember this. Look forward to seeing the Honey process and vinegar. 😃
Yes, the grandkids loved it. Thanks for watching. We didn't video this particular honey harvest, but here is a video from the last harvest. We LOVE having fresh/raw honey. ruclips.net/video/uSX4iIDYIPc/видео.html&t
Love your videos. Merry Christmas from Southern Indiana.
Thanks for the encouragement! I know there are a lot of beautiful farms in southern Indiana. Happy new year from Central Pennsylvania!
I really enjoy watching your videos.❤️🙏
Thanks for the encouragement.
Always enjoy seeing your vids, great info. Our ducks and red heritage turkeys wont eat the apples but our rabbits and chickens love them, we planted 4 apples trees this year but the heat killed all of them along with most of the other trees even with 5 gal of water each a day. Glad yours made it. God bless
Our chickens did not take to them right away, but once they had time to taste them.....down they went. Sorry to hear about the new trees. We use bare root seedlings and they seem to do well. We had a dry summer and had to use irrigation more than usual. May God bless you and your family in the new year!
This looks so fun! What a lovely family and good memories :) My sister keeps bees and my son helped her extract honey from the comb once when he was little and it was so cute. He'd love to do apples I'm sure :)
The grandkids have really enjoyed learning all about where their food comes from. They especially love picking food right from the garden and eating it right away.
What a wonderful way to use up loads of apples! In the UK we call that apple juice, cider is the alcoholic version! Happy New year from us to you xoxoxo
I think there is a lively debate on juice v cider naming in the states as well. Locally, we say apple juice is highly processed (clear) and pasturized, while cider is pressed but not filtered, and hard cider is the alcoholic version. Years ago we could buy unpasteurized cider....but now food regulations require pasteurized (which I think kills some of the taste). Happy New years to our friends across the pond!
Great video guys! Just bought a press and planning on fall cider pressing, canning and even more vinegar making. Cheers!
Thanks! You'll love the fresh cider. (and canned cider) It's really fun to do and it's delicious!
Great video,😍 I have a steam juicer and it does an amazing job when I make juices, love that contraption.🍎🍇🍊🥕🍓
We don't have a juicer, but that might be something to look forward to in the future.
Wow, so cool to use your harvest to make your own cider. Is grape juice, or pear juice next?
We have pears in the orchard and would love to try the juice next year. We do not have grapes growing at this time....maybe someday!
I prefer sweet cider😊. That looked delicious
It is really yummy. Next year we should have even more apples and I'll probably freeze some cider as well as canning some.
I had froze some apples and canned about 8 qt of juice.
There is nothing more delicious than fresh apple cider.😋 Were your arms sore the next day?
It is really yummy. Our arms weren't too bad, but there will probably be more apples next year so that might be an issue.
You can preserve the flavor by freezing the juice in plastic jugs in your freezer. Bottling takes away the fresh pressed flavor.
Yes, you make a great point. Next year we will be sure to allow space in our freezer for the good stuff!
Would a big wooden maker to press them into the hopper work?
We have seen many variations including a lot of homemade set-ups for pressing fruit. Its great to see folks getting creative!
Were all your apples from your own orchard?
About half of the apples were from our orchard. Our orchard is only 4 years old so the crop is growing each year. Hopefully next year 100% will be our apples!
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 Wow that’s really good. 👍
Is there anything you can’t do ?
Haha....yep, there's a lot we can't do. We're just crazy enough to try anything.