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Little Weston Farm · Somerset
Organic cider, grown from the ground up.
King Brain grows, harvests and presses its own organic cider apples in traditional Somerset orchards, producing characterful cider entirely on the family farm.
The cider house
Jon and Matt are at least the fifth generation of the King Brain family to farm at Little Weston, near Cadbury Castle. Their cider is made on the farm from organic apples grown in traditional Somerset cider orchards.
The fruit is harvested, pressed and fermented at Little Weston, keeping the cider closely connected to the orchards and the land it comes from.
Organic from orchard to bottle
King Brain’s cider apples are grown organically in the farm’s own traditional orchards. The farming approach avoids artificial fertilisers and pesticides, while looking after soils, wildlife habitat and the wider Somerset landscape.
From blossom to press
The cider apples are harvested in autumn and pressed on the farm. Some varieties are selected for the blended Vintage cider, while others are kept for single-variety batches. Fermentation and maturation take at least six months, with the cider ready the following summer.
Autumn harvest
Organic cider apples are harvested from the farm’s traditional orchards and brought into the cider house for pressing.
Farm-made cider
The juice ferments slowly for at least six months before the cider is assessed and prepared for drinking.
Cider range
Availability changes with the harvest and current batches, but the range centres on still draught cider and organic sparkling bottled cider.
Sweet, medium or dry still cider in 10L and 20L bag-in-box formats.
Seasonal expressions that highlight heritage apples such as Dunkerton Late, Yarlington Mill and Kingston Black.
500ml bottled cider, including Vintage and selected heritage single-variety releases.
King Brain’s ciders won best in class and two further gold awards at the 2022 British Cider Championships. This page uses information published by King Brain alongside Orchard Route’s direct conversations with the cider maker.
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