Homebrew Cider

[66-V8]

'less you be usin them proppur coider applz, you be wastin yer time me dear.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Here's the business end of my apple mincer:

There is a matching boss on the top of the lid that the shaft slides through.
The blades were cheap kitchen knives from the pound shop and the stainless square bars reinforcing the back of the blades are the tines from an old garden fork.

 

[the snooper]

Here's the business end of my apple mincer:

There is a matching boss on the top of the lid that the shaft slides through.
The blades were cheap kitchen knives from the pound shop and the stainless square bars reinforcing the back of the blades are the tines from an old garden fork.

you must be producing loads with that thing, no wonder you needed to build a barn here's a label for your brew,

 

[rich r]

Bah - looks far too easy to clean compared to my Homebase garden shredder

 

[Maker]

Here's the business end of my apple mincer:

There is a matching boss on the top of the lid that the shaft slides through.
The blades were cheap kitchen knives from the pound shop and the stainless square bars reinforcing the back of the blades are the tines from an old garden fork.

Nice, and a lot less terrifying than I originally pictured.

 

[Shox Dr]

Well I've my first 3 buckets (25ltr) of apples. And Im off back on Sunday to fill the pickup. God knows what Im going to do with them all.

I tried the garden shredder; no good, too slow and not small enough. Might have to make my own... yet another project

 

[steviec_lj]

Wait wait wait...

No need for a shredder, or hours of labour intensive grating and pressing.

Cut in to quarters, across the core. Remove any bits of pips and stalk.

Freeze them.

This breaks the cell walls down, and gets more juice out of them easier.

 

[Shox Dr]

I haven't got a freezer big enough, all though a mate has a large chest freezer he's always trying to get me to take it to the tip. I guess I could batch process it??

 

[the snooper]

I haven't got a freezer big enough, all though a mate has a large chest freezer he's always trying to get me to take it to the tip. I guess I could batch process it??

do you have a hydraulic press ? if so you could soon adapt it for pressing

 

[skotl]

When your cider is sorted convert the rest to chutney, spot on with bacon and egg or in a cheese sarnie

Wife did that two years ago - we gave jars away to anyone who looked at us on the high street and must still have ~20 jars left.

I don't really like cider but I'm now concluding that it's the only sensible thing to do with them - we've got four apple trees and a quick count shows around 800 apples on them...

Good thread - might give it a go

 

[Shox Dr]

Do you think a long stroke 50T enerpac ram will do

Thought about using use two I beams for the head and base. Joined together with M16 threaded rod.

 

[lshigham]

do you have a hydraulic press ? if so you could soon adapt it for pressing

Wonder how a 400t krauss press would manage...

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Do you think a long stroke 50T enerpac ram will do

Thought about using use two I beams for the head and base. Joined together with M16 threaded rod.

Sounds perfect, don't forget my advice about slow and steady though, you have to allow time for the juice to work its way out from the centre of the pulp.

 

[the snooper]

Wonder how a 400t krauss press would manage...

like it had nothing in it i would imagine

 

[rich r]

I'll be shredding and pressing mine next weekend. Had to fight the wasps to get the apples as some have started to go a bit soft.

 

[Shox Dr]

I picked up 2 I beams for the press, and a Little cutter block for the scratter; I'm beginning to feel sorry for the apples.

Sorry no pics until tomorrow