INTRODUCING MYSELF

[ALASTAIR]

Greetings from Java, Indonesia! Truly a cider wilderness. No cider in the supermarkets, pubs or specialised alcohol shops. No cider at all in Indonesia. However, there's no shortage of apples here and my plan is to head to a town in the mountains of southern Java called Malang (main industry is growing apples) and do a bit of research on the varieties available. Most of them were brought here by the Dutch colonials but there is one indigenous sweet apple called Manalagi (means "where is there more" in the local language) Thereafter, I'm going to have a go at making cider on a small scale.
Any advice gratefully accepted.