Pressing Apples

I have some apple trees in my backyard and wanted to know if anybody knew how I could press them to make hard cider. Thanks!

 

Check out youtube for apple pressing and apple scratter.

 

I bought a press in the end but I second freezing - after rough chopping. Linen pillowcase with a stick through the bottom to twist to squeeze the juice out.

To go with the press I have a vicious device which is basically a sharp 'T' blade that fits into a bucket lid and goes on the end of a drill. Cheap, effective, very dangerous.

 

try something like this LINK I used a food processor to break the apples down. the finer you get them the more juice you get.

 

Roughly how many apples per gallon of juice?

 

Roughly 3 gallons of cider to a bushel of apples.

Last year, about half my short bed pick up box yielded over 30 gallons.

 

What kind of apple do you have? WVMJ

 

We use 3 horsepower food disposal mounted under an old sink. It grinds them up very well. We have a homemade press to get the juice. Still trying to find a good bag to press them in. Pillow cases work up to a point but I think they are actually too fine.

 

Drape liners are good fabric for making bags, you can also buy them from some of the places that sell presses. Pleasant hill grain and I think happy valley ranch both have everything you could need. My favorite youtubes are the guys who build a wood press with 2x4s and put a 12 ton Jack on it and everything goes CRACK! WVMJ

 

I have no idea what kind of apples, the trees were there when we moved in

 

They're tasty though!