Apple Presses & Grinders
Apple Presses
Few things in life are as delightful as the pure, sweet goodness of fresh apple cider! Making apple cider is great fun too, with apple pressing products from Pleasant Hill Grain. From a 1.25 gallon tabletop fruit press to a 21 gallon stainless steel hydropress, we have the cider press with the capacity you need. Every apple press features smart design and quality construction that will provide years of reliable use. Click the products below to learn more!
Apple & Wine Press Attachments & Accessories
Apple & Wine Press Replacement Parts
Whether you have one tree or an orchard, we can equip you to extract every drop of delicious golden nectar from your apples. Our apple grinders and presses have the durability to work reliably for years, and they’re designed to make your part simple, easy and enjoyable!
Once your fruit is off the tree, two basic operations are involved in extracting the juice. The first is grinding the apples to a pulp. If you try to press your apples whole, you’ll get very little juice from them. But running them through a proper grinder reduces them to tiny bits that are ready to release their juice in the press.
Apple Grinding
Our Maximizer® apple grinder does an outstanding job of preparing apples for the pressing stage. Built of heavy duty cast iron with a large laminated hardwood rotor, its stainless steel teeth are engineered to make short work of bushels of fruit. The Maximizer’s heavy duty flywheel provides the necessary momentum for smooth turning. This apple grinder can be mounted to the support of your choice, and our Maximizer line of apple presses includes an optional mount for the grinder that lets it lock into position over the press basket, then swing out of the way for pressing.
Another option is our Electric Apple Grinder, which offers high speed operation that’s as easy as flipping a switch and pouring your apples in. A heavy duty baffled chute keeps hands safely away from rotating blades, and it will operate only with the chute and its attached guard in place.
Variety of Cider Presses
When your apples have been pulped, they’re ready for the cider press.
Our Maximizer® apple cider presses are very popular thanks to their capacity, features and strength. Frame members are made of rectangular steel tubing with a wall thickness of 3/16”. The Maximizer has a capacity is 9.5 gallons, and has a large diameter Acme-threaded forcing screw and long ratcheting handle that lets you develop huge pressure for maximum juice yield. The basket is stainless steel, and sits on a stainless steel juice tray. The frame is powder coated for long, rust-free service. The tip-off yoke design is a convenient time-saver that’s easy to use. The press comes with a GSAM (Grinder Swing Arm Mount) that allows press-mounting of a Maximizer fruit grinder. Maximizer cider presses are a pleasure to use and they’re built to work for generations.
Not to be overlooked, our excellent 1.25 gallon Tabletop Fruit Press (and almond milk press) has a stainless fruit pressing basket and plate. It features an anti-torque plate that fastens to your table or portable mounting board, and a fine mesh liner bag that lets you press pulped apples and a variety of other types of fruit. You can also press ground and soaked almonds for delicious almond milk!
Apple Harvest Tools
Be sure to see our selection of quality Wells & Wade fruit picking bags. And our quality fruit picking poles will ensure that you can reach the fruit even at the tippy-top of your tree!
It’s so much fun making fresh apple cider, and there’s probably no finer activity for building lasting memories with family and friends! If you have any questions, please call us up. We use the products ourselves that we offer on our website, and we’d be happy to discuss the items that will best meet your needs!