Lees: When should we love them and when should we leave them? And what the heck is "lees" anyways?

The main chat in this episode begins around 10 minutes in and features Curt Sherrer presenting his workshop titled "All Lees Are Not Gross" It was recorded at the 24th Annual Franklin County CiderDays.

Why rack off the lees?

• Curt proposes that there are more advantages for aging the cider on the lees then removing the lees.
• Sur Lie is leaving the lees in the vessel that you are conditioning the cider in is called:
• What to expect from barrel aging and leaving the cider on the lees is the smell of H2S which smells like rotten eggs.

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