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How many apples do I need?
The same relationship inverted, with a rough count of actual apples as well as a weight.
Fruit for a target volume
The traditional commercial press; efficient on well-milled pomace.
Fruit needed
147.1 kg
This is an estimate from a model, not a measurement.
How this is worked out
- Calculation: 100.0 L ÷ 680 L/t = 0.147 tonnes
- In kilograms: 147.1 kg
- Roughly, in fruit: about 1,131 apples at an average 130 g each
What this assumes (2)
- The apple count is a rough guide only. Cider apples vary from under 80 g to over 200 g, and a small bittersweet weighs half what a large culinary apple does.
- Allow for losses: fruit that is rotten, fruit lost in handling, and juice left in the pomace.
Yield is a property of the press
The difference between a small basket press and a modern twin-screw is not marginal: it is the difference between recovering a little over half the fruit’s weight as juice and recovering close to four-fifths of it. Milling matters nearly as much — pomace that is too coarse holds juice, and pomace that is too fine turns to a paste the press cannot drain.
Perry pears are harder work than apples throughout. Their pomace holds juice more stubbornly, and the low end of the range is the realistic figure.
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Where this reading comes from
Guides that reach this calculator, and what the number decides once you have it.