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Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 05 9:06 pm    Post subject: Cider press Reply with quote
    

I am writing an article on "How to make a simple cider/wine press"
Would most people understand basic woodworking terminology, or would a detailed "this is how you drill a hole, to stop the wood from splitting " be better ?
Dont want to "teach me granny to suck eggs" or assume everyone knows what a "pilot hole" is.
Cheers.
Dave

 
Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 05 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd tend to suggest assume people know the basics and keep the article just about the press. If people would like to know a bit more about the basics we could either answer questions, find a basic woodworking site or perhaps ask a kind person to write an article on basic woodwork for us.

 
kinkycat



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Is this article on site? Can't find it anywhere.

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

On its way, hot -foot from the "editors".
Dave

 
wishus



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Excellent! I would love to make my own cider! It would be a good excuse to keep drinking it.

 
Bugs



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

As the masses are clamouring I'll do it once I've got me some tea.

 
dougal



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

wishus wrote:
Excellent! I would love to make my own cider! It would be a good excuse to keep drinking it.


There shouldn't be any rush to press apples at this time of the year...

Those folk who are interested, but *don't* happen to have a few hundredwight of apples sitting around, might care to check these other threads on making cider from commercial apple juice...

"Cheats Cider" : https://forum.downsizer.net/viewtopic.php?p=46607
"Easy, Cider!" : https://forum.downsizer.net/about3420.html



 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have noticed a very feint sulphurous smell as soon as my cider bottles are opened, seems to taste ok.( certainly gets you drunk as a mattress )
Anyone else find this ?
Dave

 
Penny Outskirts



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Could it be Edward the Confessional getting his own back???

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww ! hadn't thought of that, the cats have been under suspicion though.
Either that or leaving them to ferment on the pentagram drawn in blood on the forge floor has something to do with it ?

 
sally_in_wales
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Dunno about cider, but we sometimes get that smell on wine that is undergoing a secondary (malolactic??) fermentation, and fi d if we let it mature a bit longer it goes away

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 06 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Could be, I do tend to be a bit impatient !
(Better that washing up liquid flavoured wine at the BBQ)
Dave

 
wishus



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 06 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Most excellent advice! My dad has just finished bottling up some wine made from the grapes in his 'pergola'. (3 of the 6 bottles exploded, which serves him right for only testing the one demi-john)... so I'll see if he has any demi-johns to spare and try that.

 
dougal



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 06 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I note that the cider press article appeared late yesterday.
Good on you for the holiday homework, Bugs!

Blacksmith, that is a thing of beauty.
Have you got it dirty yet?

 
Blacksmith



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 06 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks all, ('specially Bugs for making my article look so professional )
Yep, I have used it, finished it a bit late for the apple season, but tried it out on some cheap apples from the market.
I am working on a apple chopper (powered by an electric drill) at the moment............ details to follow.
Dave

 
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