Fermentation Vessel Log
Follow a fermentation on paper from pitch to package. A stuck batch or an off-note then has a dated history to look back through.
FP-19 1 page
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Cider Pressing and Batch Record
A free printable cider making record sheet — fruit in by variety and source, each press with its juice yield and readings, and the vessel the juice went into.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Keep the press day on paper, from which orchard's fruit to which vessel. The juice yield per load and the readings taken are all on one sheet.
Who it is for
Craft and farm cider makers, perry makers and anyone pressing fruit for a batch they intend to sell.
How to use it
- Log each variety or load as it arrives, with its source, weight and condition.
- Record the fruit weight and juice out for every press so the yield is visible.
- Write in the gravity and acidity readings you took — the sheet sets no target.
- Note where the pomace went, then record the vessel, volume and any additions.
- Carry the batch on to the Fermentation Vessel Log once the juice is in.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: From the fruit at the door to the juice in the vessel: what came in from where, what each press gave, and where the juice went.
Write-on lines: Press day / date · Batch no. · Press used · Pressed by
Fruit in — one row per variety or per load
Table, 5 rows: Variety / blend · From (orchard, grower) · Weight · Condition · Washed / sorted
Pressing — readings are yours to take — no target is printed
Table, 7 rows: Press no. · Fruit weight · Juice out · Gravity · Acidity / pH · Pomace to · Notes
Write-on lines: Vessel / tank · Volume in · Additions (yours) · Yeast / pitched · Date
Questions
Why does it not give a target gravity or sulphite dose?
Because those are your decisions, from your fruit, your style and the rules you trade under. The sheet records the reading and the amount you chose; it does not tell you what either ought to be.
Is this only for apples?
No. The columns work the same for perry pears or any pressed fruit. The variety column takes whatever blend you put through the mill.
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