Hi all,
Last year I made my first cider, and after hours slaving over a juicer, decided to go for a crusher and press this year.
I have been using the setup today on some apples collected from roadsides about the place, and the yield seems..disappointing.
The press is a ratchet style basket press, size 30. I am getting between 3 and 4 litres per press, which means it is actually taking longer than the juicer did to get a decent volume.
First question - is this actually a normal yield, or is it low?
Could the ripeness of the apples be a factor? The juice comes out with a SG of 1.045.
What could I do to improve the yield in terms of techniques?
Thanks
Last year I made my first cider, and after hours slaving over a juicer, decided to go for a crusher and press this year.
I have been using the setup today on some apples collected from roadsides about the place, and the yield seems..disappointing.
The press is a ratchet style basket press, size 30. I am getting between 3 and 4 litres per press, which means it is actually taking longer than the juicer did to get a decent volume.
First question - is this actually a normal yield, or is it low?
Could the ripeness of the apples be a factor? The juice comes out with a SG of 1.045.
What could I do to improve the yield in terms of techniques?
Thanks