Welcome to the Apple Pressing Service website!

We Scrub, we Smash, we Squeeze

We are passionate about protecting and preserving apple trees, whether that is the trees in your back garden or those found in our beautiful historic West Country Orchards.

Our aim is to facilitate and support apple tree owners in their journey to producing their own apple juice and Cider, adding value and promoting future security for our apple trees.
Many thanks to all our customers, old and new and we were proud to have been nominated for the Herald Express South Devon Business of the Year 2017.

Community Philosophy

We are a professional and independent mobile Apple Pressing Service based in beautiful Devon, that aims to reduce the amount of wasted apples with in our local communities and also to support those individuals and communities in producing either their own, healthy and delicious apple juice or their own unique traditional cold pressed cider. It maybe for your own in house family cellar, or for use at one of those very special occasions such as, a birthday, wedding, or a Summer party.

Convenient Service

Our wide range of services will ensure that whether you have one or several apple trees, we are able to attend your house, school, community event, farm or orchard at a time that is convenient to you and process your apples or pears to your specific requirements.

All our staff are DBS Certificated and have undertaken training and are qualified in the appropriate levels of Food Hygiene, Food Manufacturing and Health and Safety.

Environmental Responsibility

Being environmentally responsible is very important to us. Where possible, and with your help we try to reduce our and your carbon footprint, by being effective and efficient in our mobile operations, and ensuring organic waste and other waste is always recycled or reused.

Read about our process

What we do

See how we can help you with your 2019 apple harvest

We drive to you

We bring our equipment to your premises which is more convenient for you.

Your Premises

We set up our press at your property, orchard or school.

Picking

Ideally we require all your apples to be gathered in one spot ready to be processed, the cleaner they are the better.

We Scrub

We wash the apples thoroughly to remove any dirt, insects and harmful bacteria that could harm and affect the cider or juice.

We Smash

To enable us to get that lovely juice from your apples, we then Mill (grind) the apples. You will end up with a juicy mush of apples known as “Pomace”.

We Squeeze

Now we use our very efficient press to get that lovely apple juice from the Pomace. The juice will now begin to pour until we cannot get any more.

The APS results

Reap the benefits

You can now have your own, healthy and delicious apple juice or your own unique traditional cold pressed cider! You can brew this yourself, or we can do this for you.

Interesting Facts

apple tree not only produces apples, but is also a haven for bird and insect life

pounds(lbs) of apples are produced in a season by a standard apple tree.

gallons of fresh apple juice can be pressed from the apples of a standard apple tree in one season.

years is the life span of the not so ordinary standard apple tree.

Look at our Service Options

Service Options

Please find below the details of our 11 service options. If you have a specific proposition or requirements please do not hesitate to contact us. You will find our service will always represent great value for your money.

£24 per 12 litres / minimum of 250 kgs

The basic

We will attend your location and wash, pulp and press your apples.
You provide your own containers. Additional containers available if required at a small cost
You get the pomace for composting or for animal feed, returning the apple waste to the environment
A single payment fuel charge of £10 is applicable to locations more than 10 miles from Newton Abbot
Cider starter kit available for extra £20

The service is provided on the assumption that the apple juice produced by us will be used by the customer to either produce their own cider, or to pasteurise by us, or themselves for consumption as apple juice, or to freeze for later use. Fresh apple juice can contain bacteria, which can only safely be eliminated through pasteurisation or fermenting to alcohol.

£20/ 10 litre box

Cider Nursery Box

We press your apples at the basic cost rate.
We deposit your juice in our purpose built Cider nursery cabin and produce Cider in a 10 litre box.
Custom labels at a small additional cost.

Ideal for those special occasions such as weddings, Christmas or birthday parties! A bag-in-box once opened will remain fresh for up to 3 months. You may want to mix and match with bottles which are ideal for presents at Christmas. We can accommodate your order requirements. We will also provide you with a traceability log that shows what has happened to your Cider, when it happened and what has gone into it.

£1.60/ bottle

Cider Nursery Bottles

We press your apples at the basic cost rate.
We deposit your juice in our purpose built Cider nursery cabin and produce in brown 500ml bottles.
Custom labels at a small additional cost.

We will also provide you with a traceability log that shows what has happened to your Cider, when it happened and what has gone into it.

£1.55/75cl or £1/330ml / bottle

Pasteurised Apple Juice

We press your apples at the basic cost rate

We pasteurise your apple juice

75cl bottles

If you want pasteurised Apple juice to ensure it has a long life and is free from any bacteria. We need a couple of days to do this and will return your juice back to you in 75cl bottles or 330ml.

£30/ kit

Cider Starter Kit

25 litre fermentation bucket
Air lock
Camden tablets
Yeast
Siphon tube
Instructions

To get you started on the way to producing your own Cider we can provide a basic Cider starter kit.

POPULAR£20 / 10 litre box
Partnership
You donate your apples to us and we will process your apples at no cost. Half of the total juice pressed will be returned to you as pasteurised apple juice or cider
Your half of the juice or cider will be returned to you in 10 litre bag in box containers at a cost of £20 per box.
Alternatively, the Juice or Cider will be returned to you in 500ml bottles at a cost of £1.50p each, 20p of which is refundable upon return of the bottle.
This is an extremely popular option and we can only operate this service on a limited basis and would require a minimum donation of apples, typically of 50 kilos plus.

£20/ 25ltr batch

Apple Brandy Sprit & Eau de Vie (Spirit of Life)

Apples from your Orchard are pressed to give us the Apple juice in its pure form.
We then ferment your juice for six months to produce a matured Cider.
After fermentation we double distil your Cider to produce the “Water of Life”, which is stored in Oak Casks to Mature into Apple Spirits or Apple Brandy.

£250/ day

Community and School days

Collectively gather apples
Take an active part in the fun of washing, pulping and pressing locally collect apples
Educational
Risk assessment and public liability insurance included

We aspire to keep traditional apple pressing and the knowledge of Cider making alive. During community events the public can take an active part in the fun of washing, pulping and pressing locally collect apples. APS is committed to informing and educating children in the processes behind traditional rural activities. From health and safety to the hygienic processes behind our production of apple juice, we seek to show the harmonious balance between what nature has provided. This would make an ideal school project with theoretical and hands on practical outdoor content.

Quote/ year

orchard management/commercial pressing & pasteruirsing

Orchard Management - this service is dependent upon the demands of our other business areas but typically we can provide yearly pruning and maintenance with a view to bringing your orchard to a standard suitable to be able to provide great fruit for you or for retail. Commercial pressing & pasteurising - We can deal with pressing and pasteurising for retail businesses, please give us a call to discuss.

£250/ day

Bulk Pressing day hire

This is idea if you have considerable quantities of apples and want the equipment and operator on site all day. Please contact us for a quote if you just want us for part of a day and we can work something out.

£15/ tree

Pruning

We provide a restorative pruning service to ensure your tree remains fighting fit for the next harvest.

Read Frequently asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We are sure you probably have a question that we have failed to cover here, please do not hesitate to contact us via email or on the phone and we will see if we can help.

What do I need to do to prepare my apples for pressing?

What if I only have a small quantity of apples?

What types of apple do I need to make juice?

How do I know my apples are ripe?

I want to keep my own juice for Cider making, but I am unsure about how to do it?

I want to make Cider but do not have any apples?

If you are processing my Cider, how do I know when it is ready?

How long will my Cider take to be ready?

I have taken the partnership option, why do I only get half my juice back?

I have taken the partnership option, can I resell my Cider?

Can I get involved on the day with the juicing process?

What age do I need to be in order for you to return my Cider back to me?

Do you offer a pruning service?

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