Roto-jolly in action

A batch of the new 375cL champagne bottles of Kingston Black cider being riddled and disgorged We use a single cage Italian Roto-Jolly shipped to us 20+ years ago It’s given excellent service Based on the French Gyropalette

#rotojolly #cider #methodtraditional #riddling #disgorging #gyropalette

Roto-jolly in use.

Post riddling.

Another batch of the new 375 cL ‘champagne’ bottles of cider being riddled and disgorged. #rotojolly #cider #methodtraditional #riddling #disgorging

New wooden base plate for Roto-Jolly.

Teepee cider is introducing a new range of method cider. In 375 ml ‘half’ bottles that are more popular in restaurants. This requires some re-tooling such as a new base plate for the Roto-Jolly. #methodtraditional #cider #bottles

Painting the Oyster lunch

An enlargement of the painting showing the flying cork

The painting "The Oyster Dinner" or "Le Déjeuner d'Huîtres" by Jean François de Troy, 1735 depicts an oyster lunch at Versailles for Louis XV. The painting is the first known depiction of champagne in art. The scene captures the moment a champagne cork is popped. #MethodTraditional #champagne #cork

Roto jolly machine filled with cider bottles.

Another cage (512 bottles) of cider about to be riddled and then to disgorge. Will rest for a week or so to let the gas volatility settle after the riddling motions in the Roto-Jolly. #riddling #cider #MethodTraditional

Cider bottles laid down for 2 years cool secondary fermentation. In cages in case of earthquakes. The cider cave is a refrigerated 40 foot container held at 13C. Here the fermentation of a calculated quantity of sugar and EC1118 yeast produces the perfect fizz and flavour. #MethodTraditional #cider

Hygrometer. An important instrument to measure sugar to avoid disaster. A SG of 1.010 can mean 26grams residual sugar. 4grams/L fermented gives 1 atmosphere in a sealed bottle. #cider #MethodTraditional #cidery #hygrometer #sugar

Very happy with the SV Yarlington Mill 2024 . This is the first year we have been able to make a whole barrel. Great colour and lovely soft tannins. Just bottled for secondary fermentation. Release 2026 #cider #YarlingtonMill #SingleVariety #MethodTraditional

A pallet of new bottles arrived. A little scary lifting them off the lorry with a warehouse pallet lifter! Now to bottle 2024 vintage. 😊 #cider #perry #MethodTraditional #SparklingCider

A new chiller on the way to TeePee Cider to chill the riddled cider down to 5C prior to disgorging. This reduces the loss of cider. A delicate balance, too much chilling and there is not enough pressure to eject the ice and yeast plug in the bottle neck! #cider #MethodTraditional #disgorging #cidery

Disgorging. One of the routine jobs around the cidery that is a joy to master. The right balance of cider cooling, neck freezing time and actions #cider #cidery #disgorging #MethodTraditional