Fantastic news!!

[orlando]

I don't know if it would work out for you but this company hires out equipment and might deliver. Suspect it will be expensive though; cheaper than buying but not if you do it every year. Have you tried ebay there is usually one on there.

[crafty john]

Was in my LHBS yesterday. He sells presses for £210!! I asked about renting but he doesn't do that. he did say that the monks at Ampleforth Abbey will juice apples for you if you take them!!

The abbey will juice your apples for you but I think they take 50% of the juice, I have a 5.5 litre press but it would take ages to juice all the apples you should get off those trees. It's this one http://www.wineworks.co.uk/product/5-li ... eam-press/ it took me nearly all day to juice 5 gallons but you are welcome to borrow it, although I think you would be better off with a larger press as it's a real pain in the arse.

Cheers

[orlando]

Seen this?

[bigdave]

That looks amazing but I doubt I could find £120+ before the end of the auction and tbh, by the time I'd covered the cost of the 500 mile round trip to collect, I could have bought one brand new.

[Cazamodo]

I made a cider press without too much hassle a couple of years ago.

Then again I did have the wood for free, but if you can get hold of some good sized planks there's a lot of guided on building your own!

[orlando]

That looks amazing but I doubt I could find £120+ before the end of the auction and tbh, by the time I'd covered the cost of the 500 mile round trip to collect, I could have bought one brand new.

Went for £266 which, believe it or not, is a bargain.

[CJR]

That looks amazing but I doubt I could find £120+ before the end of the auction and tbh, by the time I'd covered the cost of the 500 mile round trip to collect, I could have bought one brand new.

Went for £266 which, believe it or not, is a bargain.

What about this homemade job? Tenner right now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LARGE-CIDER-F ... 2497041%26

[bigdave]

Will keep an eye on that one!!

[orlando]

Seen this thread?

[bigdave]

Maybe my 'fantastic' news was premature. The BIG tree looks to be a cherry tree and the birds have had most of them!! The other 2 trees are apple trees but one is quite small and the other seems to have very little fruit!!

[orlando]

Maybe my 'fantastic' news was premature. The BIG tree looks to be a cherry tree and the birds have had most of them!! The other 2 trees are apple trees but one is quite small and the other seems to have very little fruit!!

Seems the old bloke next door isn't a big fruit eater .