CIDER MAKER HELP

Grow Better Cider

Cider Work helps cider makers and orchard startups plan batches, fix ferments, source gear, and shape tasting rooms that sell more pours.

Rainlit barn cidery with fermenters, oak barrels, crates, hoses, and bottles glowing at the doorway.

Metric 01

120+

cider plans made

Metric 02

40+

orchard startups helped

Metric 03

4.9/5

client rating

HOW IT WORKS

A Clear Four-Step Plan

Site check, first-year plan, and a clear list for permits, tanks, and fruit intake.

Timber-framed cidery room with stainless tanks, fruit crates, and clean workflow

2-week plan

Cidery Setup Plan

From $1,200

Site check, first-year plan, and a clear list for permits, tanks, and fruit intake.

Six amber cider tastings with apples and a ceramic jug on an oak bench.

3 recipe rounds

Recipe Development Help

From $1,500

Ferment tank with bubbling airlock, thermometer, and lively foam line in a cider cellar.

Remote review

Ferment Watch Support

From $975

Brown cider bottles clearing a bottling filler beside crate dividers and misty stainless machinery.
01Bottle-day list

Bottling Day Guidance

From $750

Build a bottle-day list, label order, and pack-out flow that keeps crews on task.

Warehouse corner with basket press, stainless fittings, hose coils, and palletized cider equipment.
02Vendor shortlist

Equipment Sourcing Help

From $1,100

Compare presses, tanks, fillers, and label gear, then narrow the buy list to fit budget.

Guest-ready cider tasting room corner with oak bar, glassware, flight paddles, and a blank sign frame.
031 brand sprint

Taproom Brand Kit

From $1,800

Shape the room name, menu copy, and sign text so the tasting room feels clear.

SERVICES

Help For Every Batch

We review your site, budget, and permits, then map the first build tasks.

Tri-clamp ferrule, concrete chip, cedar shingle and stone spacer on a matte tray, overhead
01

Plan the Build

We review your site, budget, and permits, then map the first build tasks.

Three cider apples, a condensation-flecked sample bottle, and tasting cup on pale stone.
02

Shape the Recipe

We tune sugar, acid, yeast, and fruit mix for the cider style you want.

Overhead flatlay of a sample jar, thermometer, and airlock on stone with mist
03

Set Ferment Checks

We set temp, gravity, and taste checks so you know when to act.

Bottle caps, bottle tree, spacer and capper head on concrete in soft side light.
04

Prep Bottling Day

We make a bottling list, label order, and pack-out flow before the run.

CASE STUDIES

Real Work In Cider

One 60-minute call Batch notes review Simple gear list Recipe feedback memo Next-step checklist

Billed monthlyBilled monthly

Starter Advisory Plan

From $499/mo

  • One 60-minute call
  • Batch notes review
  • Simple gear list
  • Recipe feedback memo
  • Next-step checklist
Most popularBilled monthly

Signature Support Plan

From $1,250/mo

  • Two 60-minute calls
  • Ferment log review
  • Recipe test notes
  • Supplier quote check
  • Bottle day checklist
  • Menu and sign notes
Project retainerProject retainer

Scale Launch Package

From $2,450/mo

  • Launch planning map
  • Pilot batch recipe set
  • Yeast and nutrient plan
  • Tank and filler specs
  • Taproom brand kit
  • Vendor comparison sheet

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

What Cider Makers Say

Open in five months with a clean build list and first batch plan.

Barn-to-cidery interior with tanks, bins, barrel stacks and a polished wash zone.

Orchard Startup

Barn Shed to Cidery

Open in five months with a clean build list and first batch plan.

Two stainless cider fermenters in a quiet cidery bay, cream accents, soft daylight

Dry Cider

Stopped A Stuck Ferment

Macro of cider bottles flowing into cases on a bottling lane with bright reflections

Bottle Line

Faster Bottling Days

Warm cider taproom wall with flight paddles, glassware, and bottle displays in soft window light

Tasting Room

Taproom Menu That Sells

Basket press installed in a compact cidery room with hoses, trays, and pomace bins

Equipment

Three Quotes, One Press

Sample thief, tasting glass and leather cellar notebook on dark wood, lit by hard upper-left light

Build plans and site checks

Mara Ellison

Glass cider samples, apple and pipette on an oak tasting rail, lit in a macro side view.

Yeast, acid, and sugar balance

Jonah Pike

Coiled cider hose, thermowell, gasket rings and steel tank collar in cool cellar light.

Ferment logs and bottling days

Elise Brogan

Oak sign panel with veneer swatches, tile chip, and bottle-neck silhouette on a workshop slab.

Taproom names and sign copy

Tomas Ivers

Proof

Customer notes

Verified

We cleaned up our ferment checks and saved a full day on bottling.

Sample thief, tasting glass and leather cellar notebook on dark wood, lit by hard upper-left light

Hannah Vale

Owner, Red Oak Cider

Verified

The recipe notes made our orchard fruit taste brighter and more stable.

Glass cider samples, apple and pipette on an oak tasting rail, lit in a macro side view.

Milo Trent

Head Cider Maker, Ridge Run

Verified

Cider Work gave us a clear build list and cut last-minute buys.

Coiled cider hose, thermowell, gasket rings and steel tank collar in cool cellar light.

Priya Nolen

Co-founder, Hill Farm Cider

Service area

Pacific Northwest Markets

Portland, Hood River, Bend, Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham

Misty Pacific Northwest river valley with cedar ridges and snow peaks at dawn

Area 01

Pacific Northwest Markets

Portland, Hood River, Bend, Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham

Golden Northern California orchard hills with hazy valley floor and pale mountains

Area 02

Northern California Routes

Sacramento, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Napa, Chico, Fresno

Stone mills and autumn mist over a calm Northeast lake shoreline at dawn

Area 03

Northeast Cider Belt

Burlington, Albany, Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse, Buffalo

Steel bridge and brick grain elevators above calm Great Lakes water in soft haze

Area 04

Great Lakes Markets

Milwaukee, Green Bay, Chicago, Madison, Rockford, South Bend

The Map

Questions

Common Cider Questions

Quick answers before visitors choose a product, service, or next step.

01Do you work with new cideries?+

Yes. We help orchard startups and small cideries plan the first build, first recipes, and first sales steps.

02Can you help fix a stuck ferment?+

Yes. We review the batch log, yeast, temp, sugar, and timing, then send a clear next-step list so you know what to change next.

03Do you source equipment too?+

Yes. We compare presses, tanks, fillers, and label gear, then narrow the buy list to fit space and budget.

04Do you help with bottle day?+

Yes. We set the bottle checklist, label order, and pack-out flow so crews move faster and waste drops.

05Can you help with tasting room branding?+

Yes. We can name the room, shape the menu, and write signs that fit the cider and the farm for guests to read fast.

06How do we start?+

Book a call. We ask about your fruit, gear, team, and sales goals, then send the right plan for next steps.

Get Cider Notes

Get short notes on cider setup, recipe fixes, bottling days, and taproom sales, sent once a month.