Fresh Cider from Solebury Orchards
The January blend has arrived! We have few extras that you can order online. You can also check out the mix of of apple varieties for this blend (and our …
Mead & Cider Info
Poverty Lane Cider Is Here!
We have fresh, unpasteurized apple cider from Poverty Lane Orchards at our Montgomeryville store now. This cider is absolutely sensational, incorporating bittersweet varieties used in traditional English hard ciders. Check …
Notes on Hard Cider Making
Add the cider to a primary fermenter with plenty of head space (don’t fill more than ¾ full). We recommend that you add ¼ teaspoon of potassium metabisulfite per 5 …
How to Make Mead
DIRECTIONS: In a pot combine honey and 1½ gallons of water. Slowly increase heat until the honey dissolves, then raise the temperature of the mixture to 170F. Steep at this …
Apple Cider Fermentation Recommendations from Poverty Lane Orchards
1. Add potassium metabisulfite to adjust free SO2 to approximately 30 ppm. 2. Allow the juice to warm to 60º to 70ºF, then pitch Pasteur Champagne yeast at a rate …
Mystical Mead
by Jason Harris Did you ever wonder what the first alcoholic beverage was? Chances are it was mead. Revered by the Vikings and sipped by the ancient Greek gods, mead …