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Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Hey fruity, do I get to taste some when it's done???

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Build a press, you know you need a welder.

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Proper way is to run the apples through a mincer, pile them on muslin sheets in big 'cheeses' and use a press to extract the juice.

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Hands up any geeks who thought this was about programming your own software on a Mac.

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Tried making some last year - we hired/borrowed a brilliant press for a day from a local allotment or climate change group thing(?). Heavy duty contraption that pulped the apples, a box at a time, with a screw down press. You just stuck a bucket underneath with muslin on top and out the juice poured. Well worth seeing if you can track one down - quite good fun too.

Opened our inaugural bottle from last year's harvest last week and....:smt078bloody awful! Smelled great, nice fizz, good appley flavour but not enough sugar added so it's like liquid heartburn in a bottle. Makes a good marinade for various things though so not a total waste but I'd rather have drunk it.

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

The blender method worked but the suspended bag with the plate/weight didn't strain as well as I'd hoped.
After developing Popeye sized forearms from squeezing the remaining juice from the pulp I think I'll try to hunt down a press as you all advised.

Just picked a load more apples from the nearby school trees (the caretaker is my mate, i wasn't scrumping) so I might try blender/dads juicer combo before I scour the local hire shops.

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Originally Posted by lx_online (Post 2596284)

Good luck with the cider - do you use the naturally occuring yeast?

I know you can but I might chuck in campden tablets & a champagne yeast for a more controlled brew.

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Originally Posted by specialone (Post 2596287)

Hey fruity, do I get to taste some when it's done???

Sure why not, sounds like a plan. I'll test it on my brother & if his teeth don't fall out we'll have to sort out a session.

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2596321)

Build a press, you know you need a welder.

Already scheming, borrowed my uncles rod welder on an unrelated job and haven't returned it yet (rubs hands together and cackles in a Bond villain stylee).

Re: A pressing question (Apples = homebrew)

Ive probably got enough bits and bobs to make one in my garage, ive got large threaded handles, 2 inch box section etc

When i get back from france, tell me what bits your short and ill see what i can find.