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This one-day course runs from 10.30am to 5.00pm in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
Learn how to make cider and sample some that we made earlier!
What will the course cover?
Learn how to make cider (& perry) the natural way without adding chemicals or yeast. You will leave with your own cider to ferment and some juice on your clothes.
Based at our Fruit Factory you will see our harvest of cider apples juiced. You will see various juicing equipment in use and consider the options for juicing.
We will look at selecting apples. You can use any apples to make cider, but blending apples of different types will give the best results. We have tasters of ciders made with different apples to taste, but we will stay sober.
Cider is perhaps the easiest alcoholic drink to make. You can often collect windfall apples for free. Applying the learning from this course could save you a lot of money. You can recover the cost of the course when your first batch of cider is ready. Please drink responsibly!
Also interested in wine & mead? We are running a one-day course Making wine and mead the natural way on 15 October.
Who is the course for?
The course is open to anyone over the age of 18, and no prior knowledge is necessary. It is relevant to anyone who wants to learn how to make cider or perry. The course will include a visit to our orchard.
Where possible we aim to make our courses accessible to people with physical and learning issues. Please contact us before booking if you think something might affect your ability to take part in this course.
Course tutors
The courses will be led by Stephan Gehrels
Venue
Stanmer Park (near University of Sussex)
Brighton
Sussex
South East England
Get directions to our meeting point in Stanmer Park.
If you intend to book accommodation, please check availability before booking a place, as accommodation in Brighton can be hard to find, especially over the summer months.
Get details on local accommodation and Brighton Permaculture Trust supporters who can provide accommodation in their homes.
Fees
Fees include tuition, refreshments access to notes/resources after the course.
£175 – Sponsored/organisation rate
£175 – Individual income more than 25k/yr
£140 – Individual income 18-25k/yr
£105 – Individual income less than 18k/yr
£56 – Subsidised concessionary rate (check eligibility)*
Fees include tuition, refreshments access to notes/resources after the course.
* Concessionary places are limited. If places are not available check back two weeks before the course/event as more may be available then.
We endeavour to make our courses and events affordable to all. Unfortunately, we do not receive any external funding for most of these and rely on large amounts of voluntary input.
See the cancellations and refunds policy.
Booking your place
Booking is essential, as most of our courses/events are fully booked weeks in advance. However, if places are still available, then bookings can be made until midday the day before the course/event. A place is not secured until we have received the requested payment.
If you have completed the booking process but you haven’t received a confirmation email from us please contact us to check your booking has gone through.
If you are booking within two weeks of the event, or the event is nearly full, you will not have the option to pay by BACS. Instead, you will need to pay immediately using a credit/debit card or PayPal.