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  • From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
  • To: "Ontario Fruit Explorers" <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [OFEX] grinding
  • Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:48:22 -0500


Hello,

Hergots has a new accordian press. What comes out of it is bone dry. The segments of apple pulp come out like dry, square cookies.

You could not compete with a cider mill with home equipment. Plus they have the benefit of speed.

LAter,
Tom

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:33:01 -0500, Biz Storms <biz.storms@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Tom,

Thanks for the info - such a great idea. I'll certainly follow up on this.
The bag thing is perfect. There's also a great opportunity to attempt to
compare liquid output with Hergots versus manual at home. Just out of
curiosity, of course.

Cheers, Bizmark.

-----Original Message-----
From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: 08 November 2006 16:00
To: Ontario Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [OFEX] grinding


Hi Biz,

I highly reccomend one of the cider mills west of Kitchener. There is
Hergots on Erb Street (between St Agatha and Waterloo), or the cider mill
in Wellesly (sp?). Same people who sell retail cider and juice at Zehrs.

Bring your apples, and have it pressed into pails or have them seal it in
milk bags. Cider in milk bags freezes beautifully. I know Hergots has
the bag machine.

It will all be done in an hour or two. You need to make an appointment
with both of these places.

I think there is a six bushel minimum.

Later,
Tom

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:16:10 -0500, Biz Storms <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>
wrote:


Hi Everyone

So we actually have a grinder and press - but there are about 13 bushels
of
apples waiting and softening - they're golden russets so they definitely
need to soften. While there has been oodles written about the garburator
(sp?) grinder on nafex, I'm hoping there's another solution or device
that I
could consider to spare me from grinding 13 plus bushels - the long way.

The golden russet cider we made last season was so yummy, this year we're
going to quadruple the batch. I loved it since it didn't trigger a
headache
like many other wines. A neighbour has a power grinder that he purchased
from someone in or near Buffalo, and the ground bits are very small,
more so
than the manual grinder.

I'll give anything a try, since next year we're likely to have even more
bushels to deal with.

Cheers, Bizmark



-----Original Message-----
From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
Olenio
Sent: 07 November 2006 18:09
To: labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [OFEX] Press


Hello all,

The only tricky bit in making that press is attaching the pressing shaft.
It is really easy. See image. tom

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