massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 8, 2009 7:16:09 GMT -5
This is the latest Homegrown project ...... This year my one apple tree was covered with tons of large red sweet apples........ So I thought of using them for cider and maybe fermented cider also ?.... . .  . .  . .  . 10 gallons of very thick cider from one Tree....... who da thought......Haaaaaaaa . . |
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Post by pugs on Nov 8, 2009 11:08:31 GMT -5
That looks great Massachusett!
Pugs
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Post by grungy on Nov 8, 2009 13:44:00 GMT -5
Fantastic idea.
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massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 8, 2009 15:30:52 GMT -5
The only hard part of this DIY was Sawing the bottom of the off the 11.4 liter soup pot !........... It has an enamel finish ? and was tuff as nails....... I bought it 6 year ago as a woodstove hotwater pot.. But it developed a leak.... So it got a new life in a cider press Here`s a link to the video where I got the idea from . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM3D5OzDXOw |
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Post by stratcat on Nov 9, 2009 0:09:35 GMT -5
Excellent!
Ground and pressed four gallons of cider on Halloween, 1999. Fermented it and still have almost a gallon left. Tastes great.
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Post by flowerpower on Nov 9, 2009 6:16:42 GMT -5
That is a very cool little press.  I gotta get me one of these. lol |
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Post by flowerpower on Nov 10, 2009 5:21:20 GMT -5
I showed the pics to my BF yesterday. He thought it was pretty inventive & that it would be no problem to make one. There are alot of wild apples around here. They make some awesome applesauce, so the cider should be excellent. And what's the worst that can happen? It will turn hard or turn to vinegar. We'd make hard cider form it anyway. It's no problem either way. |
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Post by bunkie on Nov 11, 2009 11:41:27 GMT -5
excellent idea massachussett! many moons ago, hubby set up something similar to that to press apples. i chopped them up in a blender, then put the mash in a pillow, then we squeezed with a jack like yours. i like the soup pot and the pipe to drain. a lot easier! i put the juice in glass bottles, and a few days later, two exploded in the fridge! ;D
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Post by Penny on Nov 12, 2009 6:52:23 GMT -5
Great set up and well done,
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massachusett4hills
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 12, 2009 17:57:38 GMT -5
i put the juice in glass bottles, and a few days later, two exploded in the fridge! ;D Wow what a mess that must have been....  I guess a quickheat on the stove before bottling may have put a stop to that fermentation.... .  |
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massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 12, 2009 18:22:45 GMT -5
There are alot of wild apples around here. They make some awesome applesauce, so the cider should be excellent. Man o Man....(wild apples)...You are blessed ..... I bet you`ll have a special ..... one of a kind ...... brew going there....  |
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I gotta get me one of these. lol
