The success of Kernowek Bevvies

The story of Kernowek Bevvies 

David Vanstone, founder of Kernowek Bevvies, shared with us his wonderful story of how a passion for cider drinking and production turned into an exciting business venture.

From a very young age, David Vanstone found himself extremely interested in cider production, back in the 80's his dad made and sold cider. David looks back fondly on turning the large wheel on the old fashioned apple crusher, then putting pulp between layers of straw, making up the rack then drinking the juice straight from the press. 

He expressed comically that as he grew up, he realised his passion was not only for drinking cider but for producing it also. Back in late 2016, David bought his first Vigo Presses manual apple crusher, to use with his hand made press. He soon realised he could press a lot of apple juice and wanted to take things a step further. Over time he has purchased several 100 litre fermentation containers along with some smaller tanks, in his first year of business he produced an amazing 1500 litres. 

Whilst holding down a full-time job, David managed to grow his cider business to new levels. He now finds himself opening a Cornish micro brewery. All apples are locally sourced or wind falls straight from the tree, which gives the produce a lovely regional feel. This year at the Royal Cornwall Show his cider was awarded a fantastic 2nd place in the class 1 dry farm house cider category, and 1st place in the best cider exhibited by a hobbyist which was an award sponsored by us! This prize money helped David produce new labels for his products with his eye-catching logo on them.

But the dream didn't stop here, David has plans in the pipeline to sell his cider and apple juice from a small shop in the middle of his brewery in his home village of Kilkhampton. With the support from his father, along with local businesses such as The Barrel in Bude and Bude Garden Centre who stock his fabulous products, David's dream is coming true and we can't wait to hear what happens next. 

If you are inspired by this story and are considering something similar yourself, visit Vigo Presses  or call 01404 890093 for helpful advice and guidance.