SKCC - Southern Kit Car Club. A Club for kit car owners across Southern England. Kent, Sussex, East Hants, Surrey, Berks, Middlesex, London

So, as most of you know I’m no longer a kit car owner, so what to do with the winter evenings? I’ve decided to get back into a spot of homemade wine/brewing again after a lapse of 20 years. I planted vines in the garden when we moved here and the grapes from these are fermenting nicely, but it would be good to be able to press fruit such as apples. Presses are available, but they are costly for something which won’t see much use (£150+). Thankfully the interweb had a solution using a car jack! After all if it can lift 500kg, surely it can press a few apples? Progress so far is good, a few old fence posts and a car jack lying around results in this beauty. The bucket is there for effect, a plunger needs adding to the jack, but I’m struggling to get a suitable straight sided bucket/tube’ of 30-35cm dia. It doesn’t need a base, but needs to be strong enough not to split under pressure........... So I’m asking if anyone of the resourceful amongst you has any ideas?

Underground drainage pipe like a chamber riser? Galvanised spiral ducting?

No sure how much pressure they could withstand.

Thanks, chamber riser could work, ideal as I preferably want something plastic

Not sure 100% but could you not make it like an apple press ? they are normal square , a square box with a square press head .

Dick wrote:Not sure 100% but could you not make it like an apple press ? they are normal square , a square box with a square press head .

Like your idea Dick, would definitely work for apples. Scrumpy anyone

Might save you some time....

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Might be asking you next year to turn some of our honey into mead

blimey TC, if you'd asked could have given you a builders bag or 3 of windfalls......

This was how I spent last weekend.. 6 containers of 6 gallons each of cider in a mornings work
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kUuuf3UecMxsbeHc9

Tony B wrote:Might save you some time....

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Might be asking you next year to turn some of our honey into mead

Thanks Tony, but did you see the price Mine is free so far

greenwoo wrote:blimey TC, if you'd asked could have given you a builders bag or 3 of windfalls......

Next year