Small fruit press - worth it?

[redser]

Hi - I've seen a small 1.3 litre fruit press. It's more suited to berries and soft fruit than apples and pears and tough stuff. I'm wondering if people use a press for wine making rather than extracting the juice in the fermenter? Maybe the juice could be frozen for later use and save space? Any opinions on whether it would be a waste of time and money appreciated.
Thanks

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[veggiechicken]

Redser, sounds as if that press will only do a handful of berries! 1.3 Litre Stainless Cross Beam Press

[rustylady]

Sounds like a waste of money to me Redser.

[redser]

Thanks a lot, I'll pass on this so. Still interested in the idea of pressing berries to freeze the juice. Maybe for adding to grape juice recipes for those 'hints' of berries you read about on the lables Maybe a DIY job ...

[lottie dolly]

i wonder if you would get good results from,chopping in a blender,then let drip though a cloth,

[roitelet]

I extract the juice from soft fruit by heating it gently in a pan and then dripping the resulting mush through a straining cloth. I don't freeze it but add sugar at the ratio of 3/4 lb sugar to 1 pt juice and then bottle and sterlize it, keeps for ages and saves space in the freezer. Is'a lovely poured over icecream or added to natural yougurt or added to trifels or other fruit like stewed apples or made into a drink with fizzy mineral water. I suppose that you could ommit the sugar and just sterlize the juice.

[redser]

Thanks again. Those are good ideas!

[taff]

I don't freeze it but add sugar at the ratio of 3/4 lb sugar to 1 pt juice and then bottle and sterlize it, keeps for ages and saves space in the freezer

Do you mean you boil the bottles in a pan of water of just sterilise them normally? Do you heat the sugar and juice or just stir to dissolve?

[chris]

Have you thought about those jobbies that do that thingy that does that thingy for the things?

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[chris]

http://www.vigopresses.co.uk/Catalog...-Steamer-99059

[redser]

Thanks. Yeah thought about it for a milisecond and then saw the price! I have a rice cooker/steamer thing but the juice would just fall into the water, doh. Maybe freeze/thaw/squidge through muslin will do the job.

[chris]

xmas is coming up!

[VirginVegGrower]

Seen the Garden Trading one at £130? Maybe ask for gift vouchers?!?

[Two_Sheds]

interested in the idea of pressing berries to freeze the juice. Maybe for adding to grape juice recipes for those 'hints' of berries

I freeze all my wine fruit: when it defrosts the juice comes out easily, almost zero effort on my part.

For the bouquet which you seek, try adding a handful of frozen berries towards the end of fermentation

[redser]

I freeze all my wine fruit: when it defrosts the juice comes out easily, almost zero effort on my part.

For the bouquet which you seek, try adding a handful of frozen berries towards the end of fermentation

Funny enough I just read something along those lines. That the yeast hasn't got long enough or isn't too vigorous to strip the esters out and this can leave more of the fruitiness in. Thanks a million, definately going to try that out. And will try the freeze/defrost method in small quantities.