Apple press

Learn how apple pressing using a vintage apple press can be turned into shelf stable apple juice to enjoy for months after apple harvest

Fresh pressed apple juice is the best thing to drink in the Fall and Winter

Today’s post is written by my sister-in-law, Laura, who is partnered with my brother, Josh, on their own homesteading journey. From raising wild boars to constructing artful greenhouses, they have inspired me many a time with their projects. Their latest DIY undertaking was to build a most impressive cider press and I asked Laura to contribute...

Martha Stewart shares her method for using an apple press to make fresh apple cider. See the steps from picking the fruit, to grinding the apples, pressing them, and bottling the fresh apple cider.

Every September, our family gathers around the farm and presses apples into delicious cider. Our farm has a small orchard of 10 mature apple trees, and over the years we have added about five new saplings to the mix that will provide us with even more fruit in the coming 5-10 years. This will be our

You might have an apple tree in your backyard, but here is how you can make your very own apple cider from those apples! DIY apple cider press is the perfect project to kickstart autumn.

How to make cider with a apple cider press. Fun fall activity for the entire family, start a new yearly tradition your family will enjoy for generations.

It was that time of year when all the apples were ready So I built this machine to press them and make lots of lovely juice. CIDER TIME I found an old car jack, it's this that supplies the power to press the apples. The timber frame could have been made to many designs, I decided to keep it simple. The timber used in constructing this press was once part of a shed that I demolished. An enamel baking tray was used to collect the juice. I fitted a drainage hole and a pipe to channel the juice…