Do you dream of sipping a cool, crisp, bubbly, and refreshing homemade hard cider with your friends and loved ones? Take this class and learn the art and science of making hard cider at home. Topics covered include: choosing apples, pressing apples, sanitation, different ways to ferment apple juice, monitoring fermentation, bottling, and tasting cider. Participants will leave class with a small batch of cider to ferment at home. Must be 21 years of age or older.
Instructions: Please wear clothes that can get a little dirty (we will be pressing apples during this class). You may also wish to bring a water bottle and something to take notes with.
Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ages: 21+
Materials Fees: $30
Location: Viroqua, WI
Sliding Scale Course Fee Guidelines (not including Materials Fees)
Supporter Level Ticket: $65
If you move through the world with financial ease and the means to fulfill many of your wants as well as your needs – you are able to eat out when you want, abundantly meet your needs through employment or can comfortably not work, have access to family wealth, own property, etc. – consider paying at this level, which will help us ensure the long term sustainability of our programs while keeping our offerings accessible to those with access to fewer resources.
Sustainer Level Ticket: $50
If you are able to meet your needs with relative ease while budgeting your educational and entertainment spending – for instance, you are able to take classes and eat out occasionally as long as you are mindful – consider paying at this level, which will help sustain the work of the Folk School at a modest level.
Supported Level Ticket: $35
If you struggle to fund your basic needs and have limited access to resources in your family and community, or if you would not be able to access this offering without a discounted payment option, consider paying at this level. We value your presence and contributions to our community and do not want any economic circumstances to be a barrier to attendance!
Instructor Bio — Bjorn Bergman
Bjorn Bergman is passionate about growing food, saving seeds, and eating seasonally. Each growing season, he and his family keep a large garden and love spending time preserving the harvest by drying, canning, freezing, and fermenting. Beyond the garden and kitchen, Bjorn dabbles in a little bit of this and that including mountain biking, juggling, spoon carving, cider making, and birdwatching. He lives in Viroqua, Wisconsin with his wife Heidi and son Ardea.