BARKERS CREEK, VIC 3451, AUSTRALIA
OURMATE Harcout Valley Apple Cider Vinegar is naturally fermented with 'mother' of vinegar, a friendly natural bacteria culture similar to 'starter' used to make country bread. Appearing as cloudiness in the final product, the presence of mother indicates the best quality raw vinegar.
OURMATE selected 100% Australian grown, delicious and finest apples are slowly pressed and lightly filtered, using no 'press aids' or enzymes, then slowly transformed into the finest Apple Cider Vinegar.
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OURMATE Harcout Valley Apple Cider Vinegar is Raw - Unpasteurized, recognized as a "live food", rich in enzymes and made the best natural way. and patiently aged. It is unfiltered, contains the valuable apple peel which is rich in important polyphenol antioxidants.
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Most commercial vinegars are highly denatured through the use of extreme heat and chemical solvents. They are formulated rather than fermented. Please avoid any vinegar labeled 'distilled', as it is the most highly refined and least healthful.
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OURMATE Harcout Valley Apple Cider Vinegar is highly regarded for it’s nutritional and health benefits. It is a best tasting and excellent ingredient for dressings and sauces.
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THE FINISHED PRODUCT
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Lightly carbonated, semi-sweet Apple Cider.
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Appearance: A clear, pale straw colour with a fine bead and lasting effervescence.
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Aroma: Features a distinctive Apple Cider aroma.
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Palate: Slightly sharp taste with high fruity notes and a lovely spicy (liquorice) after taste.Mouth-watering. Real Apple flavour.
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Package sizes: 946 ml, 32 FLOz
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Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one tablespoon as needed, or as directed by a healthcare professional. Shake well before use.
Keep dry and at room temperature (59°-86°F [15°-30°C])
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Free Of:
Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, crustacean shellfish, fish, soy, gluten, titanium dioxide, artificial color or flavor.
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CIDER MAKING PROCESS
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OURMATE Harcourt Valley Apple Cider Vinegar is made using minimal chemical inputs and draw on techniques used in Somerset, England and Normandy, France.The cider making process:
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Picking of Apples
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Picking (selection) of apples is based on flavour first, sugar levels second. OURMATE Harcourt Valley Apple Cider Vinegar is produced using Pink Lady and Granny Smith Apples.
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OURMATE Apples Products are all Cold Pressed using a Hydraulic Basket press. This is a time honoured tradition of pressing that is gentle and we believe that it promotes the best possible flavours from the fruit. Pressing temperatures typically hover between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius.​​
Sorting & milling
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The Apples are sorted (discarding any damaged Apples), then conveyed into the Apple mill, which crushes the Apples into a coarse pulp.
Pressing
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An “Open Throat” pump is used to transfer the pulp to the press.
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A traditional hydraulic basket press is used to extract the Juice from the coarse pulp.
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Extraction rates range between 450 and 750 litres per tonne depending on variety and Apple size.
Juice Settling and fermentation
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Post pressing, the Apple Juice is not racked from the solids (sediment).
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Allowing a high proportion of solids promotes greater mouth feel and generally ensures that supplementary yeast food is not added to the fermentation.
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Fermentations are conducted by cultured Champagne yeasts.
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Temperature controlled fermentation duration is 14 to 21 days, depending on the Apple variety.
Post primary fermentation settling & blending
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When the natural sugar found in the Apple Juice has been converted to ethanol by the yeast, the yeast die and settle to the bottom of the fermentation tank. Dead yeast are called lees.
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Once fermentation has finished, the Ciders are racked off the lees (decanted) to another tank where fresh juice is added to the Cider to adjust the final sugar and acid levels. OURMATE Harcourt Valley Apple Cider Vinegar has between 38 and 40 gram per litre of residual sugar from the fresh Apple Juice that we add back prior to bottling.
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The cider is then cross-flow filtered for clarity and to remove any residual yeast or bacteria, thus producing a bottle stable product.
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