![]() ![]() How many apple trees will I need to make apple juice? The quantities vary from one variety to another, and also depending on the power of the press you are using, but as a very rough estimate:ġ large supermarket plastic bag will hold enough apples to make 1 litre of apple juice You need a lot of apples to produce a small amount of juice. You can use the variety search page on our website to find varieties that produce good quality juice. ![]() The best juices often come from a blend of sharp apples (usually cooking apples) and sweet apples (usually eating apples). Which varieties are best for apple juice?Īll apple varieties can be used for juicing, but there are a number of varieties that are particularly useful because of the qualities of their juice, and these are highlighted on our website. Whilst juicing apples used to be seen primarily as a way of dealing with a surplus or using second-grade apples, customers are increasingly choosing to grow trees specifically for juicing. As long as they are still edible they can be used for juicing. Most gardeners and community orchard projects do not spray their trees, so inevitably there will be a proportion of second-grade fruits. Pressing them into apple juice is a great way to deal with a surplus. Within a few years the insignificant-looking young apple trees that you planted will start producing apples … and even dwarf apple trees are capable of producing very large quantities of apples. Freshly-pressed apple juice from home-grown apples has an intensity of flavor that is a far-cry from the long-life supermarket products.Īpple pressing is best when you have many hands to help, and is a great excuse to invite friends and family over to join in the fun - and to help clear up the mess afterwards! Children in particular seem to love watching the juice seeping out of the press, and nothing tastes quite like freshly-pressed apple juice. Apple juice or sweet cider is a refreshing healthy drink which can easily be made at home.
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