If you have your own apple tree in the garden, you can hardly save yourself from the fruits in summer. That's why we explain how you can make apple juice yourself – even without a juicer.
Pick the right apples
If you want to make cider or apple juice yourself, you are welcome to do one Mixture of sweet and sour apples use. If you only have one variety on hand, you can add sugar to the sour apples or make the sweet apples tart with a splash of lemon juice. Make sure they no rotten spots or bruises have – you should cut them away. You need around two kilograms of apples for one liter of apple juice.
Make apple juice yourself: this is how it works without a juicer
- The first step is the apples washed and cored become.
- Then you divide them into small pieces, put them in a blender and chop them up. Alternatively, you can also use a hand blender. For this it is necessary that the apples beforehand be boiled in a little water until softbefore you mash them. This results in a thick mass.
- Then you take a bowl and press the apple mixture through a strainer, cheesecloth, or nut milk bag into the container. These are available in the drugstore, for example.
- For fewer pieces you can sift the juice through a sieve again. You can drink the homemade apple juice immediately, but it contains lots of fructose and is pretty sweet, so it is advisable to dilute it with water.
Make apple juice yourself with the juicer
- If you want to make the apple juice with a juicer, you also have to wash the fruit beforehand and, depending on the device, also remove the seeds and stems. Some juicers only have a small opening, in which case they must the apples are cut into small pieces. It doesn't matter whether you use a steam juicer or a mechanical fruit press for juicing.
- Then you put a vessel under the juicer and press the apples through. The same applies here: Due to the high sugar content, it is advisable to use the apple juice to be diluted with water.
Preserving homemade apple juice
If you don't want to drink the apple juice right away, you can of course fill it in glass bottles. The bottles must be sterile for this, so you should thoroughly clean them rinse with hot water or maybe even sterilize in the oven at 120 degrees.
You have to heat the apple juice in a saucepan to 90 degrees, but Remove from heat before cooking. This means it can be kept without preservatives. Finally you fill the juice into the bottles and seal them airtight. If they are stored in a cool and dark place, the apple juices can be kept for about a year.
Are you looking for more recipes with apples? Then try our delicious apple pie or our recipe for apple sauce. We will also explain how you can boil apples and which types of apples are available.
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