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It only took a few minutes maybe 5 max. You get about 60% yield. So if you start with 20kgs (44lbs) of apples you’ll get about 12 litres (3.2 gal) of juice.

You fill it full of pulp, screw on the lid, attach a hose, turn on the tap to recommended pressure, then bleed the bladder of air through the nut on top of the lid and when water comes out of the top release the bleeding nut and the bladder will fill with water and press the pulp against the bag...

Errr scratter not scratcher.

This is the type I used on a cider making course in the UK although I think it was a bit bigger than 10 Gal, maybe 15. I tried to upload a video of it in action but the file is too large. Here’s a photo and also the crusher or scratcher we used.

Yes I have, they are efficient, minimum 60% yield of apples to juice. They also run on the pressure from your tap and the bladder inside does all the work. Easy to clean and keep clean as opposed to something made from wood, no offence to anyone using wood.

I have a version of Reverend Nats original Apple press. Here are some YouTube links, let me know if you have any questions. This one uses a compressor but mine just has a handle like a car jack. Same guy. My version has two presses back to back which means I can prepare one stack while...

I thought I'd reply to this thread as it was the highest post from this forum on this subject in the google search I did. I received my carbonation stone and lid today and have set it up as shown in the pictures below. I also looked for some instructions and found them here. Summary below...

Yeah I read that approach and decided I had more control of the drill going in from the outside and although it was slow I managed to stop it running through before I'd poked around with the screw.

An update on the fridge. I couldn't find a bulkhead but I did eventually pluck up the courage to drill a hole in the fridge, pictures below. My fridge is an upright, shown below, and probably between 15 and 20 years old so couldn't find a manual or schematic anywhere. I felt the side of the...

Thanks for being so patient with my lack of understanding, I have it now.

Gotcha, I’ll be OK with one reg for now for carbing but once I want to dispense as well from the same bottle I’ll need the extra reg like the example in my second drawing at the top of this thread. Thanks for clarifying.

Thanks guys, I like the idea of finer bubbles and cutting down the time to less than a day, so win win. One of the reviews mentioned switching lids but I’m assuming that’s unnecessary and loses CO2 and you would simply vent down to dispensing pressure at the keg and the reg and move the line...

How do you connect the stone to the gas inside the keg? Could this method be used to then fill bottles from the keg? Also if it takes roughly two weeks to carb normally how long would the stone take?

Exactly! :yes:

Thanks again Dave.

I didn’t really have an FG goal I just wanted to see where it went. It’s at about 22C and tastes ok but not spectacular. I used Mangrove Jacks M02 Cider yeast. I’m happy to leave it where it is as long as it won’t spoil.

I'd love to get one of those but I'm finding MFT fittings hard to get in Australia but that's exactly what I need with the 1/4" MFT swivel nut and barbs on either end.

Thanks John, I should have explained the kegs that are being carved are to be used for bottling, does that make a difference to using a stone. I've looked into large capacity SS fermenters and they use stones. Still not sure what the difference is between using a stone and not using a stone...

Thanks @day_trippr so if my temp is 39F (4C) and I want the 2.4 you mentioned I need 11psi to the keg for carbonation over a 2 week period. At the same time using the calculator, see below, I need 9.3 feet (2.8m) of hose to the tap to dispense from kegs already carbonated, that's a lot of hose...

Hi, First some vital statistics... OG = 1.044 SG = 1.020 ABV% = 3.1% Primary 21 Days 2nd racking yesterday, day 38 Racked twice and crash chilled (obviously way too early) No sediment in Demijohn There is no action in the airlock and the SG has been the same for two days. And now for my...