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Itsybitsy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: Leicestershire
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 Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: Fruit Juice Galore |
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Earlier in the year I treated myself to a Vigo fruit mill and press and yesterday I was given the crop from a Worcester Apple tree, so guess what I've been doing today??? So far I've got about 30 bottles of juice, with the last bagful in the press now.
Nobody's apple trees will be safe any more from the phantom crusher. 
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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| do you have to parsterise (you know what i mean) or will it keep untreated |
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Gilly C
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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Location: South Cumbria
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Just what I was thinking  |
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CP
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Location: Hampshire
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How lovely Itsy!
I had a look at those presses a few years ago but they're a bit on the pricey side & I couldn't really justify paying out for one at the time. |
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stephen
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Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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We're on the look out for one, too. We have some lovely old mature apple trees on the land, and I fancy pressing them either for juice or scrumpy.
The goats, however, have another idea. They think apples are exclusively for them! Snövit in particular would do anything for a red apple. |
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Itsybitsy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: Leicestershire
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: |
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You have to pasteurise otherwise the juice will just ferment. I heat to somewhere between 70/80 degrees centigrade (using a jam thermometer)and hold it for 10 minutes.
I bought the mill and press off ebay, it's the larger of the small ones and I paid £300 for it which is about £150 less than new so I was well pleased, they are very well made and robust and will last for years, the gearing on the mill makes it easy to turn so it's all pretty simple, and of course the chickens love the remaining waste.
I have a friend who is a commercial cider maker, so gleaned all this information from him as he produces juice as well and I also snaffle a lot of his used bottles, but Bristol Bottle company can supply with the lids, I will probably have to buy some new lids soon - I tend to re-use if I can as the lids will reseal as long as they haven't been damaged.
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