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Building a cider press

  • 27-02-2014 1:58pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    Think of building a cider press. Anyone have any experience/tips?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    There is a book with plans for a press in it that I bought a while back. (found it)

    I would *love* to build a press, but I haven't got the time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭Tube


    Never mind the time to build one... the time to press the apples.

    I made my own cider this year using apples from 100 y.o. apple trees. The cider is fantastic, but it was seriously hard work!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭ladhrann


    Did anyone here make their own press? Is there anywhere you can rent a press in Dublin at all?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭Hingo


    Tube wrote: »
    Never mind the time to build one... the time to press the apples.

    I made my own cider this year using apples from 100 y.o. apple trees. The cider is fantastic, but it was seriously hard work!

    I'm making some cider from 60-70 year old trees, was a bit wary bout it with the trees being old, but good to see it worked out!

    Bought a press meself, mybeer&wine had a sale there coupla months ago.

    A scratter now, that's gonna be a bit of a challenge


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭Aln_S


    Hingo wrote: »
    A scratter now, that's gonna be a bit of a challenge

    Here ya go! https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-4-september/products-detail-page/ps/p/garden-shredder/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭ladhrann


    There's a thing plasterers use for mixing plaster basically a plastic bucket with a fitting in the lid for a drillbit to go through, which is a cheaper workaround.

    http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Heavy-Duty-Mixing-Paddle-120x600mm/p/167365


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