LOOK at what I found!!!!!

[Homercidal]

My first experiment with hard cider was when I was about 14 and I placed a tupperware glass with cider and a lid on the basement shelf behind some canning jars. A few days later the lid popped off and my dad and I could hear it upstairs when we were watching the Red Wings on tv. He looked over at me with a quizzical look on his face and I just said, "I think my cider is ready..." He just shook his head and smiled.

I like my cider best when it's not too tart and has a bit of fizz and zing. And I enjoy the tart even less now that I'm older. The problem with most hard cider and apfelwein, actually, is that they are stripped of a lot of the flavor and end up dry. I liked the fizzy cider that wasn't too fermented best.

Now that I have a kegging system, I bet I could make a couple of gallons of that kind of stuff with some Co2 gas and a pasteurizing or treatment. I wish I had built my press now!

 

[Kirkwooder]

Yooper,
What comes around, goes around. No one is more deserving than you to find such a score!

Now, when you get a chance, come up with a cherry/apple cider recipe for me to try.

 

[Jaybird]

WOW nice find Yoop!
and for 100 bones? Well done!!

Cheers
Jay

 

[lschiavo]

WOW! It's even nicer than I expected. Are you only going to use the juice for apple wine or still start it off with the pulp? It's funny that Troy bought one a day or two before you found this...at least I won't be pestering you to borrow it. I wouldn't let me borrow it.

 

[Yooper]

WOW! It's even nicer than I expected. Are you only going to use the juice for apple wine or still start it off with the pulp? It's funny that Troy bought one a day or two before you found this...at least I won't be pestering you to borrow it. I wouldn't let me borrow it.

Of course I'd let you borrow it. It would probably come back motorized, with automation and a fan.

I actually am doing a couple of things with it. One is, pure cider. Then, hard cider. Just the cider, fermented with S04 (since I have some of it, and hate it for beer. ).

The other thing is just want you'd expect- crush, press, and then ferment WITH the pulp in mesh bags right in the fermenter and then crush the pulp after about 5-7 days. I'll do that for crabapples, apples, and grapes. The plums didn't work in the crusher (big pits) but they pressed ok, and the chokecherries won't crush (too small) so we'll press them and ferment on the pulp.

Two gallons of simple hard cider is already fermenting well, as is 9 gallons of plum wine.

We've been busy! You'd be impressed with our industriousness this week, considering we also pulled out our boat, cleaned it, stored it, had my grandsons two days, and I worked two days.

I told Bob that I was thrilled to go to work yesterday at the hospital, as I desperately needed some rest.

 

[blacksmith]

Looks similar to mine, but much more sturdy. Great score for the price, congrats!

 

[9Frogs]

I never realized how many Italians lived in the UP until my brother and sister in law moved there. Guess I should be looking for a wine press there instead of southern WI!

 

[Homercidal]

I never realized how many Italians lived in the UP until my brother and sister in law moved there. Guess I should be looking for a wine press there instead of southern WI!

They are the only ones who can put up with the Finns!

 

[bama_new_wine]

Wow! That looks awesome! Congratulations on the score.

 

[Hoptimistic]

We have a local radio show called "Telephone Time" every morning, where people call in to sell their junk and there are tons of paid ads. It's usually the same people calling every day, with "I still have that 1990 Suburban with 300,000 miles for sale for $3000" or equally ridiculous stuff.

Today, I just flipped the radio on in the truck, and I got the tail end of "and a wine press. Call xxx-xxxx".

I grabbed my phone and called.

Here's what I got for $100:

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that should function as a cider press too!

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

homercidal, i don't suppose those plans to build one are digital where you could email me a set of them? i'd be interested in trying to put one together

thanks

 

[lschiavo]

Thanks for the bottle of cider. It was perfect.

 

[Homercidal]

homercidal, i don't suppose those plans to build one are digital where you could email me a set of them? i'd be interested in trying to put one together

thanks

Sorry, I've got several things sketched up in Solidworks, but I'd have to hunt the files down. At this time I'm still trying to decide exactly what kind of press to build. Chances are it will be 2x4 and 2x8 lumber, but not sure if I will use a screw press or hydraulic press.

There are plenty of photos and plans online to look at. Take a look and see what style piques your interest. If I ever get around to taking the time to build one, I'll document the full plans and you can have a copy.

 

[lschiavo]

Sorry, I've got several things sketched up in Solidworks, but I'd have to hunt the files down. At this time I'm still trying to decide exactly what kind of press to build. Chances are it will be 2x4 and 2x8 lumber, but not sure if I will use a screw press or hydraulic press.

There are plenty of photos and plans online to look at. Take a look and see what style piques your interest. If I ever get around to taking the time to build one, I'll document the full plans and you can have a copy.

Homer would build the most awesome press you ever saw but he will never get>>>

We should all pitch in and buy him one of these.

 

[Yooper]

Thanks for the bottle of cider. It was perfect.

I'm glad you liked it! It was a little tart, and I know that you like things like that. The kids, maybe not so much!

 

[lschiavo]

I'm glad you liked it! It was a little tart, and I know that you like things like that. The kids, maybe not so much!

We drank it on ice with breakfast. Everyone had a taste and liked it. I drank most of it and loved it. How are those kegs working out?

 

[Yooper]

We drank it on ice with breakfast. Everyone had a taste and liked it. I drank most of it and loved it. How are those kegs working out?

We only brought them in the house- didn't even hose them off yet! We got home Sunday (not even hung over!) and hauled them in and that was about it. We had both boys today, so I was ready for bed at 6PM !

 

[johngottshall]

Nice score on the press Yooper

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

thanks homercidal, after seeing yoopers score i started scouring the net and have a few ideas for building my own.

 

[Homercidal]

Well, I'm back to building my electric system. I think it's going on for like two years now. lschiavo is right, I never seem to get enough time to do these things. I've even cut back on the NEW hobbies! Hopefully when the kids are gone...

 

[lschiavo]

Well, I'm back to building my electric system. I think it's going on for like two years now. lschiavo is right, I never seem to get enough time to do these things. I've even cut back on the NEW hobbies! Hopefully when the kids are gone...

I only tease because I can relate so well.