Whether you’re looking for more information about the Knip boom process, top beverage makers, or news about the cider industry, Hostetler Farms of Clayton, Indiana has the resources you need. We have been growing our cider apple trees since 2009, and we will produce 60,000 of the highest quality cider apple trees this year for cider makers and orchards. Please browse the list of links below to learn more about our craft.
Our Knip Boom Process originated in the Netherlands and is a European tradition that has been proven to produce the highest quality cider apple trees with the quickest yields. For more information on this process, please visit the links below.
• http://www.hostetlerfarms.com/TheKnipBoomProcess.aspx
• http://www.goodfruit.com/finding-knip-trees/
• http://apal.org.au/research-development-extension/projects/intensive-pear/nursery-trees/
• http://www.hort.cornell
• http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/growing-with-a-european-flair/
Below is our list of valued business partners. Like us, they value creating high quality cider and are great to follow for news and updates about the industry. • Northwest Cider Association • Michigan Cider Association • The United States Association of Cider • Great Lakes Cider and Perry Association • Northwest Agriculture Business Center
Looking for quality hard apple cider in the United States? Visit this map below to find hard cider makers based on your geographical area.
http://www.ciderguide.com/cider-maps/united-states/
What varieties of apple hard cider trees and apple sweet cider trees are best to use? Below are resources with apple tree suggestions. They’re divided into two categories, hard and sweet cider trees, and each category has detailed descriptions of what types of flavors these apples produce. You’ll also find a suggestion for how to mix your apple varieties to produce the best flavor. • Apple trees for sweet cider. • Apple trees for hard cider • Mixing apple varieties for the best cider
Apple cider is great for more than just drinking. Below you’ll find some recipe inspiration for cooking with cider. Using cider infuses your dish with extra fall flavor, and it’s a great way to enjoy cider year round. • 6 surprising ways to use cider in the kitchen from the Today Show • Honey-roast turkey with apple cider sauce from Agriculture.com • Apple cider baby back ribs – inspired by Longhorn Steakhouse • Spiked apple cider cocktails from the Food Network • Apple cider doughnuts from Food Network • Mulled cider from Chef Bobby Flay, Food Network • Apple cider snickerdoodles • Recipe ideas from Cider Craft Magazine
The history of apple cider in America goes back to the Colonial days, “Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw write in their book “World’s Best Ciders,” ‘Cider was much easier to make in an untamed land than other drinks, and even when beer arrived, cider remained much cheaper. By 1767, the average Massachusetts resident drank 35 gallons of cider a year — a calculation that includes children.’” Although the history of apple cider is old, it has recently grown in popularity. Even companies such as Bud Light are branching out into hard cider. Keep up to date on the latest apple cider industry news by browsing the links below. • Apple cider history • The second coming of cider • Hard apple cider seeing welcome revival • And Indiana’s 2015 cocktail is… • America’s hard cider boom has one problem: Not enough apples • Good times for hard cider – “growth last year alone was pegged at 89 percent.” • 5 hard ciders that are changing the way you think about beer • Grant enables Washington State University scientists to study apple cider qualities • Cheers: Senate panel votes to reduce hard cider taxes • Johnny Appleseed Hard Cider: CNY’s Budweiser brewery launches a new national brand • Locals make New York the Big Apple Cider • How to drink craft apple cider with everything • Magners merges cider and Irish whiskey • Top 10 Indiana festival signature food items
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