Perry's Cider
'It's still the same as it has been for the last 90 years - to produce the very best Somerset Ciders with 100% apple juice, and with as little intervention from ourselves and nasty ingredients as possible.
We also strive to push the boundaries of craft cider - producing free thinking ciders with depth of flavour using only the simplest and purest of means..........'
Perry's Cider
'It's still the same as it has been for the last 90 years - to produce the very best Somerset Ciders with 100% apple juice, and with as little intervention from ourselves and nasty ingredients as possible.
We also strive to push the boundaries of craft cider - producing free thinking ciders with depth of flavour using only the simplest and purest of means..........'
Perry's Cider
'It's still the same as it has been for the last 90 years - to produce the very best Somerset Ciders with 100% apple juice, and with as little intervention from ourselves and nasty ingredients as possible.
We also strive to push the boundaries of craft cider - producing free thinking ciders with depth of flavour using only the simplest and purest of means..........'
HOLLOW ASH ORCHARDS
(CWM MADDOC)
- HEREFORDSHIRE -
At Hollow Ash we believe in keeping things simple and working with nature as much as possible. We make true craft cider and perry, being responsible for the complete process from collecting the fruit to applying the labels. We use only high quality, ripe fruit, and store it according to the variety to increase the sugar levels before milling and pressing. The juice is transferred to stainless steel fermenting tanks and a small amount of sulphur dioxide added; enough to eliminate the spoilage yeasts but not enough to kill the beneficial ones. Nothing else is added. Our ciders usually comprise a blend of juices while the perries are kept as single varieties. You can find details of recent releases in the blog.
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We aim for a slow fermentation, and this is controlled using multiple rackings. Some musts seem to ferment very slowly with little or no intervention, such as Barnet and Oldfield perries. Bottling takes place at about 1.015 for medium sweet cider or perry or 1.005 for off-dry. The yeast continues to work in the bottle producing carbon dioxide, leading to a sparkling, or bottle-conditioned drink.
