Cider press

[peckerwoo]

We purchased one from Machine Mart which does all fruit including apples/pears. Well worth the monies. I will look for the code number and post a link.

 

Cant find it anywhere now on machinemart TL? I remember it had a red screw vice thingy built into a barrel? for around £105?

A very good website here taupo btw:HERE most useful stuff is in the Forum!

[Taupotreeman]

Cheers for all the replies guys. This forum never ceases to amaze me as to the information and help that's forthcoming. Thanks to county4x4 I now have plans for a press and also thanks to bretonboy, the book is ordered. I'm now busy perusing the rest of the links and info that's been posted so here's hoping for some decent scrumpy. If my chutneys are anything to go by it might take a couple of goes to get it right but should be fun trying.

[DrewB]

Let us know when you've got it Sussed bro:)

[Tom D]

Try and copy this, pretty expensive otherwise I'd have bought one.

 

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I remember chipping 2 bags of apples after pruning an apple tree one autumn

[Taupotreeman]

Drew, you after a couple of tasters or something? I've got access to a couple of good pear trees too so might have a crack at Perri. I can't believe there's a pear tree growing in the middle of Taupo CBD (hardly a CBD but that's what they call it) and the fruit is just going to waste. The tree looks like an old one too and is full of fruit. What a waste.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

We purchased one from Machine Mart which does all fruit including apples/pears. Well worth the monies. I will look for the code number and post a link.

 

Found it in the new catalogue which arrived this afternoon.

 

Small:- 080510320 £99.98 + VAT

Large:- 080510325 £129.98 + VAT

 

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Going to do some pressing this weekend on frozen fruit:thumbup:

[windfall]

My dad got a very similar one for his christmas pressy, its going back down to france with him for wine making duties.

 

Would be perfect for small scale cider production if combined with a small garden chipper ;-)

[Marlin.45]

Taupo,

 

Out here on Salisbury Plain we had an abundance of apples this year so I spent a couple of days squeezing out 12 gallons of juice from a variety of local windfall. Just racking it off at the mo and will be giving it a few weeks to 'age' a bit before Christmas!

 

To chip the apples we use a garden shredder with the only mods being a few washers under each blade to raise them a bit to generate bigger chunks and cutting the inlet/feed hole slightly larger to let the bigger apples into the business end. Works well

 

 

I borrowed the press and substituted a car scissor jack for the screw system in the end. Looks crude but worked well enough and I have 12 months to build something better

 

 

Paul

Edited November 8, 2011 by Marlin.45

[dave fox]

someone told me the key to making good cider is dont let the apple touch the ground!

[farmer rod]

I made some for the first time this year, 4 people washing, scratting (grinding) pressing for about four hours we got 75 litres. We luckily found a 60 litre press and scratter we could hire, but we had built up a powerful thisrt by the end!

 

Bottling the first lot this week, I ll let you know if its not fatal.