Real Cider

10 days into fermentation

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Jim C.

This is what cider making is all about. Watching nature do it’s magic. Here is the cider fermenting after 10 days. This video was filmed by Lulworth Skipper, who makes cider in Dorset. He explains the simple reason why he does this: “Always fill to the brim and keep topping up to eject any debris [...]

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The Lost Orchards of Dorset

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Jim C.

In 1938, PTH Pickford, Cider Orcharding Advisor to the National Fruit and Cider Institute [Long Ashton Research Station] wrote in an article: According to many farmers, Dorset was the first county in England to make cider. It is claimed that the art of cider-making was first introduced into this county by monks from northern France who settled in [...]

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