"Billy" wrote in message
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In article , "George"
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"Billy" wrote in message
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In article , "George"
wrote:

45 odd litres of quality organic apple juice sitting in my laundry
fermenting away on its way to being some nice, aheam cough, tasty
cider.

Fewer mishaps this year than last year.

2 problems.

First issue - cut the bottom out of my plastic bucket to allow the
juice
to
flow out freely. Last year the juice got stuck at the bottom of the
barrell.
Seemed like a fine idea. Problem being, the bottom added rigidity. As
the
press plate (2 old cut down chopping boards) went down the bucket was
not
rigid enough to hold up & started buckling.

Solution - get another bucket and drill holes in it but keep bottom on
for
rigidity. Sorted.

Second issue - diameter of second bucket a bit smaller than first
bucket.
Problem, as press plate went down it split the side of the bucket.

Solution - slide second split bucket inside first bottomless bucket.
Split
bucket added rigidity, bucket with no holea acted like a sleeve to
keep
everything together. Sorted.

The jig held together this year & using a bottle jack was so much
easier
than using a scissor jack.

Gravity of the brew points to an alcoholic level of around 6-7%.

Rob

What kind of volume of juice do you get per weight?

per weight of apples?

don't know billy as never weighed apples prior.

whats the diff btwn cider & cidre bouchee, apart from one being french.

rob

It's damn near 11 PM. Long after I've told folks to listen to me, burrrp.
You get good wine from 150 gallons, or less, per ton (if you calculate
in the archaic English system), and acceptable wine at 180 gallons per
ton. I suspect that with your set-up, you are running on the low side of
high quality...

....or perhaps on quality, or even on acceptability. Although, a bottle from
february 2009 was opened last week and proved acceptable to 6 people
drinking (me included). The latest stuff will be sweeten as I have left the
apples longer to ripen & it will be fizzier. Also, at 7% give or take it
will do the job.

rob