Antique Cider Mill - Fruit Press

09.30.08 - CLICK TO WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY Making Cider (actually, fresh apple juice since we didnt ferment the juice!) with our friends Brad & Susan using their antique cider mill which belonged to Brad's father. Definitely a labor-intensive endeavor! However, the juice was outstandingly DELICIOUS and we enjoyed doing this with our friends. Check out my picture blog at http://yvonnesblog2008.blogspot.com/ for more information regarding the mill.

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[fadmacat]

What do you do with all the old apple pieces? Beautiful old machine. I got my hand stuck in a cider press bout like that when I was a little kid. It was quite a time getting it out.

[MerryGoRnd]

The pieces were dumped in the back yard in a circular cinder block area - for the deer to eat. They love the apple pieces! WOW on getting your hand stuck in one. You are lucky you didn't lose fingers or worse. Glad it's ok. Thx for writing.

[MerryGoRnd]

Wonderful! I hope you get it looking like this and working as well eventually. What fun that will be. This was found old and abandoned in the woods of WV many years ago and baby, look at it now!! LOL Glad you liked the video. Good luck with yours. Maybe one day you will be posting it on YouTube too!

[MieneTube]

Thanks for  posting this. I have one of these that I plan on restoring.

[MerryGoRnd]

That's neat! I am sure you will have fun with it.

[thegermanprostitute]

take that mash ans add some sugar and yeast and put it in a jug and bury it for 6 months. WOW!

[speedstick77]

I love to restore old farm equipment. You did a magnificent job with that cider press. Thanks for sharing!

[Jebaroni]

Normally, you would put a cheesecloth sack in the barrel before you press the juice from the apple pieces so that you don't have chunks of apples coming through the slats; only the juice. These are still being sold brand new on the net. Also, I read that if you want really GOOD cider, use old, nasty looking, brown, bruised up apples. The brown spots are where the starches have been breaking down into sugar and makes a sweeter tasting cider. Looks like you have plenty of apples to work with!

[Boabiegringo]

Really cool press!

[jaypauldini]

this was a very explanatory video, thanks for posting it. i am in england and just got given an old wine/cider press, now i know how it works, i cant wait to start pressing

cheers

[auntnana21]

I just found one of these (in poor condition) in an old house I was restoring. Now I know what it's SUPPOSED to look like. This will come in handy with all the apple trees I've planted. Thanks!