Homemade Maine Apple Cider, Hand Press & Apple Grinder

Homemade Maine Apple Cider Hand Press 2008
Shown is a homemade cider press inspired by traditional designed. Most of the wood work was done by a local cabinet maker & homebrewer friend. I had fun making a few wooden parts, the metal work and the finish work.
It works great ! Our kids love it!

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Tags:

• Homemade
• Maine
• Apple
• Cider
• 2008
• apple
• fruit
• ginder

[SaveSkills]

Nice work! Love the wheels! I like the metal hoops

[rickartj]

@SaveSkills The bansd are Stainless steel and the wheels are hardware store itmes. Thanks for looking

[robert3302]

What do you do with the squeezed out fruit pieces? Compost or cow feed? Seems kind of a shame to just throw it away.

[rickartj]

I give some of it to a freind who has a pig.

The rest is composted and ends up in the garden.

[hoold90]

This is a very well built piece of kit. May I ask, what poundage (tonnage?) of apples constitutes a 'pressing' to make a batch of cider with this equipment?

Thanks.

[marcjtdc]

1:37 too dangerous for the average donkey

[aangus1000]

:"That thing, that's what we need"

[MichaelnChristine]

@rickartj If you can etc...you can take the squeezed bits put in a big pot, cover with water, and cook on low, add sugar, strain, and cook down to get apple jelly.

[theracoonofjake]

yeah man, the way he pieced it together really digs back into the Roman roots of architecture and technology. I mean seriously, this is one of the best i've seen in a while. it makes me so hot. ugh. so fucking hot.

[MrBajaboy5b]

nice wood work.