Time to make cider

As autumn begins and apple lovers from across the county start to visit orchards in droves, presses come to life to produce thousands of gallons of cider before the season is over.

Owen Orchards, on Route 5 in Weedsport, will press about 10,000 gallons of cider before December comes, most of it in September and October. Although it is still early in the apple season, the orchard already presses two to three times a week using apples that are ready earlier, said Gordon Tripp, the orchard's co-owner.

The apples that are ready at this time of the year are a little more tart, which gives the cider a tangy, slightly sour flavor. Later on in the season, as sweeter apples become available for picking, the cider will get sweeter too, Tripp explained.

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