Last year Ryan got an itch to make an apple cider press, so from his own rough cut wood, he began doing some research and created this master-piece:
But oh, so worth it!
This year we have apple trees all around us, and they are full! Our process is a little more efficient by purchasing a garbage disposal to make the apple mash. Last year we broke our food processor while making the mash.
Apple cider making process:
1. collect apples, inspecting for worms, or not if you'd like extra protein.
2. Cut the apples in half and toss into the garbage disposal (a wooden spoon was used for coaxing apples down to save fingers from becoming mash). Out comes the apple mash into a bucket lined with a strainer bag.
3. Put the strainer bag filled with mash into the press, put lid on and push down with a hydraulic press (photo missed). Apple cider magically comes out!
4. For canning we got the cider hot, put it in hot jars, and gave it a hot water bath for 20 min. Right now we have almost 8 gallons made and more to make. Yum!
Looks great! I didn't know it was that easy, or so you make it seem :). Do you sell it?
ReplyDeleteThanks! No, we don't sell it... now anyways, who knows what will happen in the future!
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