The Craft Beverage Analytical Lab
Based on Cornell’s AgriTech campus in Geneva, the Craft Beverage Analytical Lab offers over 25 different chemical, microbiological, and sensory analyses for craft beverages including quality assurance, trouble shooting, and federal regulatory compliance.
The Craft Beverage Analytical Lab also offer analyses for the Merlyn Cider Dryness Scale and provides consulting on a fee-for-service basis.
Cider Production Courses for Commercial Producers
The Cider Institute of North America (CINA) offers training classes on a regular basis at Cornell University and online. Many of these courses are taught by Chris Gerling and other Cornell cider experts.
The New York Cider Association
The mission of the New York Cider Association is to:
- Support producers of fermented cider and the New York cider making industry in its vital role as an economic engine for
agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism - Build a market for New York cider made from New York apples
- Advocate for the New York cider industry through education, research, and communication; promote New York State as a world class cider producing region
- Support the work of regional cider alliances within New York State.