Happy Birthday, Opa: Here's to Your Health!
Monday, February 19, 2007
On fermenting his cider: "'Fermentation generates carbon dioxide which has to escape without letting air in,' Mr. Muller said. To let out the gas, his vat has an air valve. Keeping the carbon dioxide inside the barrel could create apple champagne, 'but it's more likely that the barrel would blow up,' commented Mr. Muller's wife, Rosa.""Besides making cider, Mr. and Mrs. Muller like to ski, canoe, hike, garden and ride on their tandem bicycle."
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