Hi,
I just bought a small fruit press and want to make some cider as I have 3 trees in the garden. Trouble is I tried the other day and it would have taken me about 4 weeks to make enough apple juice to brew cider at the rate the juice was coming out.
any tips on how to prep the apples to make pressing easy?
been there done that did you pulp them first.... ;D
nope. i don't know the first thing about making cider
you typically divide them into halves or quarters and scrat them into a pulp, the homebrew shops sell a blade in a bucket you attach to a drill, then you put the pulp into a press.
At this point I apologise in advance laughing at the mental image I have of you trying to press whole apples fighting the press, jeybus you must have been cursing!
http://www.jamesandtracy.co.uk/howto/making_cider.htm
Let us know how you get on.
I was fuming. :-\
Makes sense now I think about it.
Checked out a bucket n blade from homebrew Ireland.
Thanks.
Homebrew Ireland?, that's a new one on me.
The more/better you pulp the more juice you get out of the apples
Came into my twitter box last night
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/juice-strain-cider-making-of-the-future/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvc0cCh5r0c
Just reminding myself why I don't faff around with a press, all that messing for 6L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_6jObrHhPQ
Looking at the first video I think they are English apples,just guessing though :P
Ooorr roooight maate wot gaves u dat impression guvner
I meant the home-brew company