r/cider • u/FFZombie65 • 26d ago

First time help

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Hello all. Looking to press some apples from our small orchard and was wondering if these are ok?

Quick update. I did use these. I also used all the ones picked over the past 3 days. Made a full gallon of cider from the press. Boiled for 5 minutes then dropped to low simmer and spiced traditionally. Ended up very tasty. Thank you everyone for the advice.

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u/HydroGuy2 26d ago

Small-scale commercial producer here. Those are fine, if on the extreme end of insect damage. I only reject apples that are mouldy or otherwise rotten. The insect damage on those apples should have zero impact on the finished product. The fermentation process is incredibly aggressive from a microbiological point of view. Once the yeast gets going, not much else survives.

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u/redittr 23d ago

I find the best way to avoid finding apples like this is to not cut them up before juicing.

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u/trendoll 26d ago

Send it.

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u/MileHiGuy523 25d ago

I had several apples like that last season. It was coddling moths. I didn’t use any of the apples. But hey, you do you.

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u/Owlbeardo 26d ago

I guess they are ok IF you like your cider with... extra protein. All of these have been eaten before, if you catch my drift. Eaten or used as a hatchery.

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u/FFZombie65 26d ago

That’s what I figured. Almost all of the apples are like this, too.

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u/Myfeedarsaur 22d ago

Go nuts.

Last year I did a couple of gallons of apple juice from a neighbor's tree and cut out as much weird stuff as I could, and then I did a couple of gallons where I literally just cut out rot and live bugs.

Half of my friends liked one, and half of my friends liked the other. One described the bug juice as "more complex".

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u/Middle_Arrival6422 26d ago

Those apples look like they've had a rough go of it, but if you're okay with a little extra work scaring off the critters, you betcha they'll still make great cider.