Diy cider press

DIY Cider Press - Clean and Simple: Fresh pressed apple cider is amazing. And a completely different and much more satisfying taste than commercial apple juice. But it's usually very expensive. But apples are cheap and plentiful here, so it made sense to make a cider press. So my…

There are few things that scream "Fall!" to me like apple cider. I love the stuff! But is it just me, or is cider expensive? I've seen it as low as $4 a gallon on sale in stores, but at farm markets (where I prefer to buy it), it's as high as $6-8! Enter my Hubby's frugal mind. When we really love something and it's on the more expensive side, he likes to find a way to do it ourselves. Off to YouTube he went to find a simple homemade press. And sure enough, he found one here: Now, our press…

DIY Apple Cider Press - grinder

Using a Double Barrel Cider Press to Make Apple Cider - Learn how to use a cider press to make homemade apple cider!

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Summer is almost over and the rain of Gravensteins has come to an end. The shelves are stocked with quarts of apple sauce for winter. Thi...

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.

18 different cider press plans to choose from when building your own cider press. One should l suit your experience level, so have a look at this selection.

“There’s a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” This Leonard Cohen lyric really helped me through a tough patch this summer. Nothing was exactly wrong, but everything just seemed a little harder and my mood hung somewhere between melancholy and razor-edged. You know how sometimes you can feel like there’s nothing you...

How to Make an Apple Masher and Cider Press: A hand-powered apple grinder/masher and cider press can easily cost you over $700. Build this motorized grinder and press for under $75, with a ceiling fan motor and a few plastic buckets. This project is not difficult, but is very detailed. The d…

How to Make Apple Cider

Easy hard cider recipe that anyone can make. Learn how to make homemade cider from fresh apples. One of my favorite fall recipes!

A small cider press can cost hundreds of dollars. It is not difficult, however, to build your own press using inexpensive materials.

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...

This DIY apple scratter utilizes a garbage disposal to pulverize apples to make juice extraction for hard apple cider a piece of cake.

You don't need an apple press or lots of fancy equipment to make a delicious hard apple cider from whole apples! Here's the process I have used in my kitchen for many batches of good cider.

Looking for apple cider press plans? Build a homemade apple cider press for an efficient and delicious way to preserve left over apples from this fall’s harvest.

Got apples? Learn how to make your own healthy and preservative-free apple cider this fall.