40L Stainless Steel Bladder Press by - KL23313

This 40 Liter Hydropress provides a simple, highly effective method of extracting juice from apples, pears, berries or grapes for juice, wine or cider making. It can also be used as a cheese press or for honeycomb. Primarily targeted at the Apple Mead and Cider makers, as this press is hard to beat on a budget.

Bladder presses work by expanding a rubber bladder using household water pressure via a garden hose. Since the bladder is situated in the center of the press, the grapes/fruit are squeezed from the inside out in a uniform fashion even if the basket is only partially filled. This is a much more effective way of pressing fruit pulp as it allows a wider surface area for the juice to be extracted. Compared to traditional hydraulic top down presses, large amounts of streaming and blockages would be trapped within the bulk matter. The hydropress is also used on a mammoth scale in wineries as it is by far the most effective means of extraction without electrical power.

When pressing normal mains water pressure of 2.5 to 3 bar it will generate around 20 tonnes of pressing power. The pressure applied and the duration of pressing can be regulated simply by opening or closing the water tap.

Features:

• ​​​​​​​40L capacity
• Rubber membrane is made of high-quality natural rubber
• Food grade stainless steel perforated basket
• Press bag and splash guard included
• Make grapes, apple, pears, cherries, tomatoes, berries, or other soft fruit into juice, cider or wine
• Made of food grade 304 Stainless Steel
• Easy to dismantle and clean
• 1/2" BSP Female water inlet