tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8512826973162910103..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Cider Saturday: The Climate of CiderJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19699507424794265052014-04-18T07:12:18.303-07:002014-04-18T07:12:18.303-07:00"Good apples" is obviously general and r..."Good apples" is obviously general and relative, but I'd argue that tree ripeness and Brix improve in the "extreme" climates like New England, where we have cold nights and warm days during the autumn -- pre-harvest for the later, best cider apple varieties. And that, to me, makes a bigger difference in quality than average temps during fermentation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-68737483700318173392014-04-07T09:30:25.565-07:002014-04-07T09:30:25.565-07:00I wonder if the chill in Michigan and NH affect th...I wonder if the chill in Michigan and NH affect the cider produced there. Is the effect similar for Canadian ice wine? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-84648387698140579902014-04-06T12:17:58.243-07:002014-04-06T12:17:58.243-07:00Andy and Jason, you both touch on things I conside...Andy and Jason, you both touch on things I considered as I was putting this together. It was pretty easy to figure the European locations and places on the East Coast and Midwest. <br /><br />The Pac NW is harder because cider making rarely happens where the apples are grown. It would be interesting to throw Hood River in there, because there are now a few Hood River cideries. Yakima, though,Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47079878468178994082014-04-06T09:05:50.710-07:002014-04-06T09:05:50.710-07:00Just curious, why didn't you include Eastern W...Just curious, why didn't you include Eastern Washington/Yakima in your climate analysis? With irrigation, the rainfall chart wouldn't be terribly useful, but the temperature charts might be.Jason Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-51318353149650770502014-04-05T21:13:55.158-07:002014-04-05T21:13:55.158-07:00I'm color blind so I can't make out much o...I'm color blind so I can't make out much of the chart, but I believe EZ Orchards has glycol jacketed fermenters so the temps don't quite matter so much for the Salem fermentation section. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493042951317284351noreply@blogger.com