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Cider apples

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:30 pm
by Dutch
I have an offer sort of hard to refuse. I have a friend in New Jersey with an orchard full of apples at a very distressed price - mostly Fuji’s. I have two other possible reasons to go up and visit. If anyone interested let me know very quickly. I will have to figure out what the cost would be but these are not drops and I would only need to partially cover gas to make the trip worthwhile.

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:02 pm
by JohnD
I'm in

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:21 am
by Jeremy Dunn
I'm interested!

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:29 am
by msjulian
I’m interested

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:46 am
by wuertzBräu
I think it sounds fun! How many do we need to make the investment worthwhile?

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:34 pm
by Dutch
Looks like 9-10$/ Bushel and about two bushels for a five-gallon batch. You can get apples to eat or make raw cider or hard cider - I will need to know rather quickly # bushels. These are fugis still on the trees at a friends orchard in NJ.
I will be most likely be doing a road trip.

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 1:08 pm
by Jeremy Dunn
I'm definitely in for 2 bushels. Maybe 4 if there is enough to go around.

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:27 pm
by Dutch
At the present time no limit so I will put you down for four

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:33 am
by wuertzBräu
I'd say put me down for two and I'll hope the day works out. Thanks!

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:38 am
by SkyBrew
Dutch will you be pressing the apples in your cider press? If so I'm in for 2 bushels/5 gallons

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:23 am
by msjulian
I will take two as well. I would be down for helping with the pressing operation if the date works out. I am available most weekends.

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:55 am
by KennyPurcell
I’m in for 2

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:06 pm
by ThreeBeers
I'm in for 3 bushels; two for juice to make cider and one to eat. Thanks Dutch!

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:37 pm
by Dutch
Shaping for a trip to Four Seasons country (NJ) - now up to thirty five bushels committed and still some slack in the volume available and spade in my enclosed trailer - looks like up to fifty available. Planning on leaving early this Thursday and hopefully back this Sunday. Would probably be grinding and pressing at my house on Sat Oct 28.

Re: Cider apples

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:59 am
by msjulian
Wonderful!! Can't wait!