It's been quite a challenging fruit growing season due to the late Spring frosts, hot early Summer, and wet and stormy July/August. While we're getting reports that apple yields are lower than last year, the feedback we are getting about product sales to date this year is that they've been very high. Whether cider, juice or pressés, the thirst for premium and/or 'local' drinks, boosted by staycations, has left many of you running low on stocks or running out. It seems that though harvest may be a little bit late for some, it can't come soon enough! We wish you a good pressing season.
Here's our A-Z of top picks for the season ahead ...
Airlocks & bungs
Apron ideal for protection from the mess of apple processing and any wet environment
Ascorbic acid - helps prevent oxidation
Bag in boxes for cider and hot fill/pasteurisation (up to 72°C)
Calcium carbonate - Erbsloh Kalk for the reduction of tartaric acid in cider
Caps & corks including MCA2 caps, ROPP caps, shrink capsules & champagne corks
Cartons & dividers for 750ml 'Burgundy style' apple juice bottles
Citric Acid to balance acidity in juice & cider
Cleaning liquid - Detersol an acidic agent for cleaning stale barrels & tanks
Cleaning powder - Sanaton an alkaline agent with detergent for cleaning tartrate stained tanks & stale tanks
Disinfectant, alcohol spray for bottle fillers, corkers & bottling equipment
Disinfecting tablets - Klenzklor suitable for use on stainless steel and certain plastic surfaces
Enzyme, amylase - EnerZyme ALPHA for degradation of starch and pectins, particularly useful for unripe fruit
Enzyme, pectolytic - Fructomyl Colorfor extracting colour pigments from mash
Enzyme, pectolytic - Fructozym P for fast pectin breakdown, improved pressability & clearer juice
Filter sheets for our range of sheet/plate filters
Filter cartridges - for pre-filer (nominal) sediment removal, polishing (absolute) sediment removal, pre-membrane (absolute pleated) filtration, & membrane (absolute) filtration; bags for pre-filter debris removal of infused products - for our range of filter housings
Fittings - stainless steel & polypropylene, BSP, RJT, DIN threads; if you can't find what you're looking for please call us on 01404 892100; we can manufacture fittings to suit, however, please note note that manufacturing times are longer during harvest time
Gloves heavy duty, ideal during pressing and when handling hot bottles during pasteurisation
Hoses cleaning balls for thorough cleaning of hose and pipes
Hoses & hoseclips
Hydrometers
Keeving kit for inducing keeving
Lubricant suitable for a variety of machines - use with grease gun
Malic Acid to balance acidity in cider
Pasteurisation temperature recorder/data logger for use in-bottle to record temperature vs time of each pasteurisation run
Press cloths & racks for hydraulic bed presses
Sodium medtabisulphite to add sulphite to cider
Spare parts - our most popular spares are online (e.g., impellers, nozzles, seal kits, etc.) and you can 'refine by' the item of equipment the spares are for; if the spares you need aren't listed please call us on 01404 892 100
Solutions - for our range of test kits
Straining socks for hose ends
Sulphur candles for sterilising wooden barrels the traditional way
Tanks for fermentation & storage
Tank funnel ideal for topping up Speidel tanks from the top outlet, or adding ingredients
Tap for wooden barrels
Test kits & labware for total acid, SO2, pH, sugar, alcohol & SG
Tools for pressing, including rakes, shovels, paddles, jug & scoop
Yeast - EC1118 yeast especially ideal for secondary fermentation
Yeast - Uvaferm BC yeast ideal for cider, secondary fermentation & restarting stuck fermentation
Yeast starter culture - Bio-Start Forte SK2 a starter culture for malo-lactic fermentation
Yeast nutrient - DiAmmonium Phosphate
Yeast nutrient - Vitamon Combi
If you need any help or you can't find what you are looking for call us on 01404 892 100...