Help, Cider Press

[liampenn]

Any makes or sizes I should look out for? Last year I pressed 20kg of apples with a homemade contraption (a vice and chopping boards) and I plan to do twice the amount this year!
Im thinking of either buying a 12l of a 18l press? Would either be more appropriate?

Im not sure to go for something slightly more expensive as I want it to last? Or are thesee sort of things good quality anyway?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-18L-Manua ... 20c7d9aa41

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Liam

 

[Jonny69]

We stuck about 60kg of apples through one of the smaller 6l presses a couple of years ago. Quite hard work... but I think the 12l model would make a big difference. 18 sounds considerably bigger and maybe something hydraulic might be easier work?

 

[liampenn]

Yeah I wanted to avoid the 6l ones. I think something hydraulic is a little of my price range.
How many gallons did you get out of the 60kg? :)

 

[Jonny69]

I think we got about 8-9 gallons out of that lot - it was a good yield

 

[liampenn]

Wow thats a very nice Yield!
What did you use to scratter the apples with!?