Kettleborough Cider House

REOPENING MAY 1st! Our taproom will be open for the season beginning May 1 at noon. Come hang out with River the new cider pup! Spring/summer hours: Fri: 5-9... Sat: 12-9 Sun: 12-5 (These pictures took 10 minutes and lots of treats to get. Appropriately, when we ran out of treats we used an apple to finally get the perfect pic!)

Absolutely gorgeous day to be pruning the vineyard!

Time to VOTE! Thanks for helping us get to the Top 5 Cideries in the Chronogrammies. Now it's time to vote for the winner! Please click the link to cast your vote. And while you're at it, find Dressel Farms for Best U-Pick under the "Family Fun" section. Thanks again! https://chronogrammedia.secondstreetapp.com//gal/267225424

We need your help! The Chronogrammies are upon us again. Please follow the link and nominate us for Best Local Cider! If we win you'll all be invited to the victory party which I'm sure will have some sort of pie. Like apple is obvious but I like Key Lime so we'll have that too. Ooo and strawberry rhubarb! God I love pie. What was I talking about? OH! Chronogrammies! Go vote! Thanks!... https://m.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/Chronogrammies/Page

The "Sausage Principle" says that if you love something, never learn how it's made. Well, sorry to burst that bubble, but here's what our newest cider looks like right now mid-fermentation. The rising carbon dioxide bubbles float apple solids, congealed pectins, and dead yeast cells to the surface. Of course we separate that stuff from the liquid before bottling, but for now it's just a part of the process. This is a very slow ferment because we didn't add any manufactured yeast so we're relying entirely on the wild yeast that naturally came in on the fruit or from the air. So you don't get that big, fast, super bubbly fermentation but rather a long, slow, steady process that yields a much more interesting cider. And it smells amazing!

Gettin' some love on Jeopardy! tonight!