It was that time of year when all the apples were ready So I built this machine to press them and make lots of lovely juice. CIDER TIME I found an old car jack, it's this that supplies the power to press the apples. The timber frame could have been made to many designs, I decided to keep it simple. The timber used in constructing this press was once part of a shed that I demolished. An enamel baking tray was used to collect the juice. I fitted a drainage hole and a pipe to channel the juice to my containers. The apples were then mashed into a pulp with a sledge hammer in a bucket. (see below.) The pulp was wrapped in net curtain fabric to make little packets. The packets were then stacked under the press one on top of each other. The pressing Began! Collected juice was then bottled with added brewers yeast and left to ferment. After fermentation was complete the Cider was bottled and stored in a cool dark place. As soon as I built this machine offers of apples came in from every angle!