CodyA
Well-Known Member
If this is better suited in the DIY section, please feel free to move it there. I just thought I might get a better response in the cider section since this press would be used just for pressing apples which would then be fermented into hard cider.
Alright, I plan on going the hydraulic bottle jack/basket style route for my build. After debating with myself for over a month over renting from a HBS or just buying one, I decided on building one instead. Some questions I have would be:
1. Would a 5-gallon plastic paint bucket hold up as a basket? Or should I look at stronger materials?
2. Would a 6-ton jck be enough for a 5 gallon press?
3. Planning on using red oak for the lumber in my design... Any cider to wood contact problem with this? If so, would a urethane or epoxy coating fix it?
4. What would be the best material to use as strainer bags? I was thinking maybe cheese cloth. Using frozen apples that have been ground to a thick pulp.
Alright, I plan on going the hydraulic bottle jack/basket style route for my build. After debating with myself for over a month over renting from a HBS or just buying one, I decided on building one instead. Some questions I have would be:
1. Would a 5-gallon plastic paint bucket hold up as a basket? Or should I look at stronger materials?
2. Would a 6-ton jck be enough for a 5 gallon press?
3. Planning on using red oak for the lumber in my design... Any cider to wood contact problem with this? If so, would a urethane or epoxy coating fix it?
4. What would be the best material to use as strainer bags? I was thinking maybe cheese cloth. Using frozen apples that have been ground to a thick pulp.