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Podcast: Fermented Adventure The Podcast
Episode: Original 13 Ciderworks - John Kowchak and Petra Manchina
Description: This episode features John Kowchak and Petra Manchina of Original 13 Ciderworks.
John's Grandfather Charles Steckel worked in apple orchards and learned how to make hard cider. Â John's journey began as a home brewer of beer. Â On a fateful day he had a conversation with his grandfather who shared with him that he made hard cider in his basement. Â John pays tribute to has grandfather with the Sir Charles line. Â John saw opening a cidery in Philadelphia as a continuation of his families entrepreneurial roots. Â In 2013 Original 13 was born and at the time there were no cideries in Phila...