cheesecloth for cider press

[bigred666]

I need some type of cloth to put my pulp in for a diy cider press I'm making... would cheese cloth do? i know you press cheese into blocks, but could it take the pressure from a fairly heavy-duty press? is there a specific type of material to use... any ideas at all would be great

 

[GeorgeSalt]

Net curtain fabric?

 

[Jonny69]

My local haberdashery sells muslin on the roll. It's quite thin but it seems to be able to take the pressure from my little barrel press. Not had any split yet.

 

[cheshirehomebrew]

tablecloth ?

 

[Snake2586]

I went to the local garden center looking for netting and came home to a large sheet of carrot fly netting, it takes between 8 - 10 tonnes of pressure on my press and lasts for a good few pressings. Leave to soak in water over night and hang on the line in the morning and when I come home from work any remaining pulp has fallen off, so it is easy to clean also.