Here is my process for apple pressing.
Supplementary video: https://youtu.be/6CNmWbC6yT4
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - The Press
2:40 - Buckets
5:10 - Mesh Bags
5:30 - The Grinder
6:35 - Washing
7:28 - Grinding
8:55 - Plates
9:30- Jacks
11:24 - The Actual Pressing
12:25 - Pulp
12:55 - Pig
13:15 - hydraulic Jack
14:12 - Ending
The frame is 4ft tall and 36 in wide. Needing 4 legs and 6 arms. I don't have a build video since I built it 4 years ago before I started my channel.
If you want more details on building the frame ask!
I'll have a secondary video coming soon showing me pressing with different tools as requested by the internet.
When I built mine I had almost everything laying around from past projects so it was very simple and practical for me to set up. I believe the food grade bucket and the grinder were the only things I had to buy new.
Go as simple as complicated as you wish!
Here is a list of items to buy if you are missing something.
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Tools needed:
Pressing frame
Hardwood press plates
Apples
Food grade bucket : https://amzn.to/4fOeInU
Mesh bag: https://amzn.to/3Z7Mak1
💥Grinder: https://amzn.to/4hS7r8q
Forstner bit: https://amzn.to/4er3rJi
Scissor jack: https://amzn.to/4esy1SJ
Or hydraulic jack: https://amzn.to/3UTX1vl
Catch pot; https://amzn.to/3Z3R6WZ
Wash Tub: https://amzn.to/4hS6OM8
Sheet pan: https://amzn.to/4eB6RZY
Hole saw: https://amzn.to/3O87eAH
Debur tool: https://amzn.to/4fKNui8
Filtering/straining supplies
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