How Much Fruit do I need? For a 25L container you need about 50Kg fruit. This is 2 sack-full of potatoes. We typically have some extra apples "spare" if we need to top up the container, likewise, bring a spare demijohn or two in case your apples are more juicy. We hate seeing juice go to waste!

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How Do I Get Started ? It couldn't be easier! Cider used to be made from the fruit available in the local orchards! Nowadays we have a greater understanding of the role of bitter sweets and bitter sharps to provide the balance of acidity and tannins, but a flavourful brew can be produced from most apples and we can help you source additional cider apples should you need to complement your own fruit.

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Please read the Do`s & Don`ts Your fruit needs to be reasonably clean before it is milled. Where possible and practical pick these by hand rather than collect only the wind-falls. We rinse apples in a water bath before milling, but where possible check fruit as you collect it and discard any rotten apples.

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The fruit is then milled to a fine pulp using the "scratter".   Our rack and cloth press is based on the same principals as the early presses. The apple pulp is placed in cloths and these layers of "cheeses" are stacked 5 high before the press is applied. We collect the juice and decant into clean 25L containers. You can now take this home and put the airlock in place - and be patient...

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