You don't need to core your apples. I run the whole thing through the scratter and then through the shredder. I make my cider exactly how my Victorian ancestors would have - except for using a little bit of electricity now and again.moobli wrote:just put 22lB of mixed apples through the power juicer
took just over an hour from start to finish includeing washing and coring
ended up with 1.5 gallons of apple juice to which i have just added two teaspoons of super yeast and put to bed in dj.s upstairs
I did manage to get hold of a Victorian hand-cranked apple scratter a couple of months ago for £30. The thing weighs around 130kg and is mainly cast-iron. I painted all the exposed surfaces with hammerite to try to minimise any iron getting into my cider and turning it green. I'll get a photo of it and post it here.