Getting close to pressing. Waiting two weeks to sweat the apples for flavor – although the three bushels we collected today and one yesterday are probably ready to press now.

Fermentation stage one will take 1-2 weeks and then another four months for stage two and clarification. Then to bottling for 6-12 months. Once of the downfalls of a new cider maker is the impatience. We will have to see how long I last.