Learn To Build Your Own Cider Press

Learn to build your own cider press at Kurt Mead's class at the North House Folk School.  Kurt spoke about this process and his upcoming class with WTIP host Tracy Benson on North Shore Morning.

Apple Cider Press: Build Your Own
Instructor: Kurt Mead
 
There is nothing fancy about getting juice out of apples: grind the apples then apply lots of pressure. Voila: nectar of the gods pours forth. Perhaps you have your own orchard or maybe you watch a neighbor's extra apples go to waste every year. Turn this surplus into gallons and gallons of golden cider. Build your own bottle jack-powered cider press from locally cut, interlocking birch timbers, 10 bolts, and a few other readily-accessible materials. Cider storage and fermentation options will be discussed (and sampled).

Dates
Fri, Aug 08, 2014 - Sun, Aug 10, 2014
(Early bird tuition deadline: 06/27/14)

Course Details
Length in days:2 1/2
Hours: Day 1: 5pm-8pm, Day 2/3: 9am-5pm

Levels:Beginner to Advanced

Current Courses Offered by Kurt Mead
Apple Cider Press: Build Your Own
Dragonflies of the North Woods
Hanging Birch Bark Baskets
Rug Weaving for Families