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Anyone looking to get rid of an apple press.

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  • #32
    blackvalley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 956 ✭✭✭blackvalley


    Only new to this myself but should the SG not always end up at 1.000 or below if fermentation has completely finished. I think that they also suggest that you check the SG over a few days after you think fermentation is finished ie there may not be bubbles passing through the airlock but there may still be yeast activity. Once again I stress the I am a beginner at the hobby so others with more experience may have better advice.



  • #33
    Dont Be at It
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Dont Be at It


    One of the old style vertical spin dryers for clothes is great for getting the juice from the mulch. As good if not better than any press.



  • #34
    magicbastarder
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122647436#Comment_122647436

    i've never bothered checking the gravity until this year! i've been making cider on and off for about ten years but it's not something i ever bothered with. i did have a bottle explode once but i think there was a flaw in the bottle.



  • #35
    Citizen Six
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    I’ve made some high strength batches the past couple years. Topped up the sugar content with honey from bees in the same orchard the apples are from, and used wine yeast.



  • #36
    magicbastarder
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    how does the honey affect the taste?

    it was wine yeast i used this time. it had a BBE of 2023 but the one sachet of cider yeast i found had a BBE of 2018…



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  • #37
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,856 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Has anyone had much success adding raspberries, blackberries or blackcurrant to their cider? Does anywhere sell the straight juice to add or do I need to hunt down whole fruit and press it myself? I have some bushes planted but they're not producing enough berries at once to have a go at a few test batches.



  • #38
    Citizen Six
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122655051#Comment_122655051

    If they aren’t producing enough at one time, you can freeze them as you pick them, until you have a good sized batch.



  • #39
    blackvalley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 956 ✭✭✭blackvalley


    IMG_5086.jpeg

    Just over a week ago I made this cider and added 750 ml of blackberry juice. Just picked the blackberries and passed them through a juice maker. This produced a sticky thick juice.
    So far so good it’s bubbling away and theirs a lot of activity in the demijohn with particles rising and dropping quickly.
    Would like to post a video but can’t.

    Will let you know what the end result is.



  • #40
    magicbastarder
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    am curious now as to what blackberries taste like without sugar.



  • #41
    Citizen Six
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122647727#Comment_122647727

    It sort of resembles a mead. I’ve never been wild about mead, and have only had a few that I’ve liked in the past.



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  • #42
    kowloon
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122655178#Comment_122655178

    Next year they'll provide me with a bit more. I'm impatient though. I regret not keeping the few I was getting aside like you say.



  • #43
    Citizen Six
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122657492#Comment_122657492

    I'm impatient too. But sometimes I've put stuff in the freezer, and don't get around to it for over a year!

    I haven't even had a chance to pick any of my apples this year. I'll have to see how the next few weeks pan out.



  • #44
    kowloon
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122657823#Comment_122657823

    I think they'll all have picked themselves after the weather today.



  • #45
    magicbastarder
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    PXL_20241024_183423458.jpg

    not too bad, could be better. a bit sour and dry but when chilled is quite drinkable.



  • #46
    Citizen Six
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122775595#Comment_122775595

    Looks like good carbonation to it too.



  • #47
    blackvalley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 956 ✭✭✭blackvalley


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122775595#Comment_122775595

    That looks really good. By coincidence I bottled the demijohn of the apple juice / blackberry juice today. Added small amount of sugar for carbonation and some stevia which hopefully will produce a little sweetness.

    IMG_5144.jpeg


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