wildman
Well-Known Member
Since building a good grinder my press has been the weak link in my pressing operation. It works good but just isn't capable of the volume I desire. It's time to build a big one. I'm going to use a 20 ton bottle jack and want to make full use of it. Unfortunately I've found almost no info on the pressures involved in the pressing of apples. the only info I've seen is from the cider by rosie blog and she stated that 25psi is what it takes. And while I would trust that and leave some headroom for inaccuracy and not operating the press to its limits (i was thinking of 40-45psi capability) it really would be reassuring to have more than one reference to go by before I finish designing and then building it. Id appreciate any input that could be provided.