EVERETT, Wash. – Part of the trend in local food production and consumption, hard cideries are popping up to satisfy growing demand for one of America’s oldest beverages.
A workshop on making hard cider will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in McCollum Park at Washington State University Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
Instructor Gary Moulton will go through the steps to create a quality hard cider, including varietal selection, growing, harvest and the production steps from harvest to finished bottle. He will discuss a number of locally produced hard ciders and the niche markets they occupy.
Cost is $40 per person and includes the WSU publication, “Hard Cider Production and Orchard Management in the Pacific Northwest,” which Moulton co-authored. To register, visit Brown Paper Tickets at http://HardCiderMaking.BrownPaper
Tickets.com or download the form at http://ext100.wsu.edu/snohomish/hard-cider-making/ and mail with a check.
For registration information, contact Karie Christensen at 425-357-6039 or christensen4@wsu.edu.
During his years at WSU, Moulton grew and experimented with a variety of cider apples, developing a knack for the blending process required for a quality hard cider product. He holds a master’s degree in plant pathology from WSU specializing in fruit diseases.
He consults for the western Washington fruit industry and has authored several WSU Extension publications. He has taught at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture and has been a guest expert on the popular TV program, “Gardening with Ed Hume.”
Contacts:
Andrew Corbin, WSU Snohomish County Extension, 425-357-6012, corbina@wsu.edu
Kate Halstead, WSU Snohomish County Extension, 360-794-6081, khalstead@wsu.edu