ASU Fermentation Sciences
Craft Beverage Regional Exchange Group

Thursday, June 25th
Cider Production Workshop

Join us for a day-long Cider Production Workshop, part of our Craft Beverage Regional Exchange Group supported by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

The day will be split to accommodate both aspiring / beginning cider producers and those interested with more advanced varietal and commercial issues.

From 9:30am – 12pm we will cover the basics of fruit processing, juice processing, fermentation, aging, and packaging.  There will be hands-on demonstrations of equipment and instrumentation useful in fruit and apple cider production.

The second half of the workshop (12:30pm – 4pm) will include a discussion of apple growing, sourcing apples, and review some of the data we have collected in collaborative project with Mr. Doug Hundley (Avery County, NC Cooperative Extension), funded by the NC Department of Agriculture.  We have collected data from over 100 varieties of apples grown across North Carolina; many show very good promise as specialty cider apples.

This section will also include discussions on transitioning from the test-batch to large-scale, commercial production, challenges in managing commercial cider production, trends in cider production, and some ideas on the future of cider markets in the U.S.  There will be a tasting session of several single-variety cider trials from 2014, a variety of commercial cider styles, and an overview of common faults in hard apple cider.

Cost for the full day is $10 and includes lunch; if you are joining us just for the afternoon session registration is still required, but free.