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  • From: Heron Breen <breen@fedcoseeds.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] alcohol/fermentation
  • Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:24:43 -0600


Well, I got home from work and went immediately to the root cellar. It had
been
more than a week since I had spent a night marvelling over the hissing
apples, so I
wanted to see what was going on down there and answer some the questions you
all
have put forth.
Ohhh Yes there is now alcohol. Indeed, the flesh has the appearance of
solidity and
when touch is obviously holding in a mushy substance. When cut, the flesh,
now more
pulp-like inside has a high end pear wine and gin smell. Some apples have
turned
into fermented brown blobs, but most kept their shape and color. Probably a
quarter
of the apples were tossable, and many fermenting but still edible, yet odd.
The
cores of fermented apples, watercore is present in a good percentage (but not
all),
and watercore was widespread this year here. So, what looked like a stable
fizzy a
week or so ago, is now a definite off the tree eater. But I will still try to
hold
some next year. I still think the unique skin has something to do with this
situation, as I never thought of these apples as tender handlers, but not as
leather suitcases either. Again, the other varieties in the cellar are
without
verbal complaint, and some of them also have watercore.
Is there any use for a high fermenting apple? Cider? I was was told by a good
friend/cider maker than the faster the ferment, the lousier the cider as a
rule, so
maybe that's out. And again, I suppose it could be the year. Many folks had
predicted this as a poor keeping year due to high rains and low light levels.
So ends the tale of the Acapella Apple,
Heron Breen
PS the sound will not register on my computer mike, but maybe it would on
something
professional quality. You'll just have to trust me that it talked, okay? I
feel
like the singing frog Looney tunes episode, where the frog would only sing in
front
of its owner, only pathetically croaking when brought to an audition.







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