Homemade 10 Dollar Cheese Press

[bpschevy4]

how big of holes do yo use

[TNGun]

@bpschevy4 I bought the mold, but they are small - like 1/16 or less and a lot of them

[bpschevy4]

i was gunna use pvc too but do u have to have holes and if so were do u put them

[TNGun]

@bpschevy4 you have to have holes evenly spaced around the entire pipe

[trapperbt]

I happen to have a torque wrench. I thought I could design a press with one central bolt and nut that could be torqued down and quantified by using the wrench. It makes sense to me except for one thing: Will the wrench give the accurate weight of the downward pressure transferred to the follower. I don't see why it would not except it's what one does not know that hurts.

[TNGun]

@trapperbt I don't think it will convert exactly, as its mearuring the tourque and not direct pressure - its probably close - I am sure somebody has a formula for converting. Just realize the weight is part of the recipe to push out the right amount of liquid - the more wright the firmer the cheese - I doubt it has to be exact - unless YOU are particular about exactness.

[brewerbrian420]

Could I use a piece of PVC pipe to mold and press the cheese?

[TNGun]

@brewerbrian420 I think so, I haven't tried it because I haven't stumbled upon a follower that is sized to fit inside the pipe.

[michellerobin1979]

I think you just saved me 200 bucks! I cant wait to make this press! Thank you!!!

[turkeyguy0]

finally i'm getting around to makeing a cheesepress and makeing some cheese, useing your type.

[TNGun]

@turkeyguy0 Awesome, tell me how it goes...

[turkeyguy0]

@TNGun got all my stuff a few days ago, now i need to buy my mold and follower, where'd you get yours?

[TNGun]

@turkeyguy0 I got mine from a local brewshop, but you can get it online pretty easy - google ricki carroll or leeners cheese - I have bought from both places (neither pay me to say that...) They both are excellent resources.

[Slizarus]

Great Video :) I'm gonna have to try it

[alexiusfery14]

mcgyver thing on food processing. brilliant !!

[Mr123greg123]

hi..great idea. where did you get the plastic mold???

[TNGun]

@Mr123greg123 I bough mine from all seasons brewing, but you can google wither ricki carroll cheesemaking or leeners.com

[rma42084]

very cool. i've been doing some research over the last couple days on making cheese, i really want to start doing it as a hobby, but the big expense was the cheese press. this is a good break though, so maybe i'll get started on this!

[turkeyguy0]

ever consider makeing a fancy version and selling it?

[TNGun]

@turkeyguy0 No I haven't, that may be a good idea for someone, but I am more interested in writing...

[WarpedHalo]

Very handy! Thanks a bunch! Hope to see a video of u using your press to make cheese.

[annut123]

I wonder if wing nuts would work better and then you could just tighten the wing nuts instead of putting the weights on. But then maybe the wood would warp...

[TNGun]

@annut123 Maybe, but the reason I use the weights are that different cheese recipes call for different weights at different times. With wingnuts I would not have the experience to tell how to calibrate the tightness to a weight.  I have seen people use nuts with springs, but they are more technically adept than I am...

[ryan1985cooper]

Awesome. I was looking at plans to build a dutch lever press but this is so much simpler and easier to build i'll do this instead. Thanks for the great tutorial! 

[RNMaryRN]

Thank you for these instructions!! I am looking forward to making my own!

[writereducator]

I am no craftsman but I watched the video and built my own press for about $12. It works very well. Thank you!

[cakewalkconfections]

That's awesome, thanks so much!

[zainub10]

thanks for the idea, God bless.

[ggaylmer]

Thanks for the tips....brilliant idea

[chrismax01]

wow good idea

[solitaryairborne]

Great idea. What did you use as the follower?

[dbztiki]

Great video

[Oisinspotting]

great video and very informative, i especially like the idea of using 4 bolts instead of two, thanks for sharing youe experience.