# Cider Pressing

**URL:** <https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609>\
**Category:** Other Fermentables\
**Created:** [October 10, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609 "2021-10-10T16:36:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![pete\_baker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/pete_baker/32/5190_2.png) [@pete\_baker](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/pete_baker)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609/1 "2021-10-10T16:36:33Z")

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This should keep me busy for awhile.&nbsp; I think this is the fourth pressing so far but the other pressings were not as much at once.

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**Author:** ![denny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/denny/32/13092_2.png) [@denny](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/denny)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609/2 "2021-10-10T17:27:57Z")

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I think our apples are getting pretty close to harvest.&nbsp; Kinda waiting for a frost first.

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**Author:** ![domanah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@domanah](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/domanah)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609/3 "2022-02-12T10:56:03Z")

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Hello, i have a diy fruit press. 6 ton on 30 x 30cm - about 75psi. How fine should the apples be for a press to work effective? I managed to get about 200ml for every 1kg of apples (20%). Is that within ballpark?

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**Author:** ![pete\_baker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/pete_baker/32/5190_2.png) [@pete\_baker](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/pete_baker)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-pressing/31609/4 "2022-02-16T19:51:12Z")

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> [@domanah](#):
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> Hello, i have a diy fruit press. 6 ton on 30 x 30cm - about 75psi. How fine should the apples be for a press to work effective? I managed to get about 200ml for every 1kg of apples (20%). Is that within ballpark?
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> Sent from my SM-G991B using Tapatalk

I never really calculated weight/volume ratios, I just press all the apples we can stand picking every year (in good years) and get what we get. It varies from variety to variety anyway. I feel that late season apples that are allowed to sit a couple weeks give a higher gravity juice and maybe a little more volume.  
As for the size of apple pieces my built in manual crusher rips them up roughly between 1x1 inches to 1x3 inches.