054: Mike Schilling | Wild Cider & Yeasts

054: Mike Schilling | Wild Cider & Yeasts

Author: Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist November 9, 2016 Duration: 1:01:55

Mike Schilling delves into the joy of letting a cider go wild, stopping fermentation, double pitching yeast and funky/sour cider.

This chat was recorded before a live audience at Beerology in Northampton Massachusetts on Friday November 4, 2016. Mike and his wife Jordana Starr who co-own the store invited cidermakers traveling to CiderDays to stop in pick up supplies. It is an easy on off location just a block shy of the hub and bub of downtown Northampton. Note that there is ample parking behind the storefront.

In this chat we discuss:

  • Wild yeast
  • Double pitching yeast
  • Fermentation temperatures
  • Making cider in an apartment vs in a cellar

Contact info for Mike Schilling

Beerology - website

Address:

342 Pleasant Street, #1

Northampton, Massachusetts

 Mentions in this chat

"Funky Lama", a nano brewery in Normandy France is making beer with cider from Manoir d'Apreval in Normandy -

The brewers Octave Letellier and Baptiste Guyot do a double yeast adjunct. First with the yeast of the beer and then at the end of the first fermentation of the wort they add the yeast from cider as well as Apple juice. Listen to the chat with Octave Letellier's mom Agathe Letellier episode #049. 

Ask for the following 3 #CiderGoingUP Campaign cider supporters - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Ciderville.

 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC

 Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania

 Oliver's Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK

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There’s a whole world in a glass of cider, and Cider Chat is your invitation to explore it. Hosted by award-winning cidermaker and writer Ria Windcaller, this podcast travels far beyond the bottle to meet the people who make the global cider culture so vibrant. Each conversation is a journey-you might find yourself in a heritage orchard learning the history of forgotten apple varieties, in a bustling taproom with an importer explaining regional traditions, or in a kitchen with a chef pairing cider with unexpected foods. The discussions get into the delightful nuances, too, whether that’s the semantics of what we even call this drink or how the concept of terroir translates from soil to sip. It’s not just about production; it’s about the community, the travel, and the stories that fermentation unlocks. This is for anyone curious about the craft, history, and sheer enjoyment of fermented apple juice in all its forms. So, pour a glass and settle in for a series that feels like a wide-ranging, informative, and genuinely good-humored chat with friends who happen to be obsessed with cider. You’ll come away with a deeper appreciation for every effervescent, tart, or sweet sip, hearing directly from the growers, makers, and enthusiasts who are shaping this drink’s exciting present and future.
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