Made an apple press a few years back from some old 2x6 I had kicking around, an old car jack and the basket from my very first turkey fryer kit (bought for the kettle and burner). Works great! I shred the apples like cheese with a shred disk in my food processor, load them into a BIAB and press the juice out. Seem to get pretty good good extraction.
Went apple foraging with the kids last week and got a pile of apples so we dug it out and pressed some juice!
Got enough to press 6g that I'll ferment as is and 5 more gallons to which I added about 10lbs of homegrown strawberries. If I can get my hands on some more rhubarb, I'll add that in too.
DIY apple press
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Re: DIY apple press
That is awesome!
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Re: DIY apple press
Awesome, well done.
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Thanks! Was a pretty easy build, all the parts were free and it works great! Nice to be able to reuse as much stuff as possible instead of tossing it out!
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Re: DIY apple press
Awesome.
Great idea repurposing the old car jack!
Great idea repurposing the old car jack!
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