Cider-Making Equipment

Cider-Making Equipment FARM HOME Food Whether you want to press fresh apple juice for friends or you need to bottle cider from a big apple orchard OESCO Inc in Conway Mass has the equipment you’ll need For smaller producers OESCO sells the Jaffrey press for less than $900 The classic-style wooden unit has a cast iron flywheel to turn the grinder and a hard maple wood press frame It can press 3 to 5 gallons of juice/hour perfect for family gatherings or by the glass at events “The Lancman press is one of many startup companies used for processing apples It’s easy to get started pricewise at around $1 500 for an 80-liter model ” says Kate French special projects director for OESCO The Slovenia-made units use water to fill a bladder to press apples or grapes that have been ground Besides being a distributor for many companies OESCO manufactures a line of commercial equipment from grinders to rack & cloth presses and packline equipment They are the U S distributor of FDA approved Cider processors that use UV light to kill bacteria The result is a more pure and better tasting cider when compared to pasteurized cider French says Prices start around $13 000 for a model that produces 25 gal /hour of minimally filtered apple cider Sales people at OESCO know the products well and can answer questions for orchard owners who want to add cider to their product line or want to upgrade equipment A 136-page free catalog includes everything needed starting with picking buckets and bags for harvesting apples to conveying grinding pressing and processing equipment Contact: FARM SHOW Followup OESCO Inc 8 Ashfield Rd Rt 116 P O Box 540 Conway Mass 01341 ph 800 634-5557; www oescoinc com

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