Corona mill for apples?

[brewolero]

So I came into a bunch of apples today that call for a cider, but I don't have access to a fruit press.

Could I grind these on my Corona mill? Or am I better off using a food processor and then manual pressing it in a colander?

Would love some thoughts and advice on the most DIY cider you can manage.

 

[Yooper]

You don't want to mutilate them in a processor- that would be a mess to try to filter.

I just got a press. Before I had a press, I froze the apples (washed). Then, while still frozen, I put them in big sanitized mesh bags and in a sanitized fermenter. As they thawed, I smashed them up. I fermented them a few days, with enough water to cover, then pull out the mesh bags and squeezed. That was my "press", and it worked great. I did hundreds and hundreds of gallons of apple wine, cider, and crabapple wine that way.

 

[brewolero]

VERY helpful. Thank you! I've got the apples in the freezer...

 

[barnaclebob]

If you have a meat grinder you can run them through that.

 

[ross_daly]

The way the rednecks do it (or so I'm told) is to find an old kitchen sink and dispose-all. Sanitise the heck out of it (bleach maybe?) and connect the drain to a bucket. You'll certainly mash up the apples quickly that way...