tips for pressing apples

[davebhoy1975]

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?

[Leann ull]

been there done that did you pulp them first....

[davebhoy1975]

nope. i don't know the first thing about making cider

[Leann ull]

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.

[davebhoy1975]

I was fuming. 
Makes sense now I think about it.
Checked out a bucket n blade from homebrew Ireland.
Thanks.

[Leann ull]

Homebrew Ireland?, that's a new one on me.

[rje66]

The more/better you pulp the more juice you get out of the apples

[Leann ull]

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

[DEMPSEY]

Looking at the first video I think they are English apples,just guessing though

[Leann ull]

Ooorr roooight maate wot gaves u dat impression guvner

[davebhoy1975]

I meant the home-brew company