Juice the fruits
The easiest way to get larger amounts of juice is to use a juicer. This can be used to produce one liter of juice from around two kilos of washed, pitted and damaged fruit.
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Preserve apple juice
To do this, you first need the right container for the self-pressed juice. Well suited are:
- Wide-hold disposable bottles with twist-off closures,
- Weck juice bottles with a glass lid that is attached to a rubber ring with a clamp,
- Glass bottles with rubber caps,
- Glass bottles with swing top.
It is important that you clean the bottles thoroughly before filling them. You can sterilize them lying in the oven at 120 degrees. This should be done shortly before filling so that bacteria can no longer settle.
- Put the apple juice in a saucepan and heat it to 90 degrees. Check the temperature with a thermometer. The juice should never boil, otherwise the vitamins will be destroyed.
- Fill the juice through one funnel(€ 4.58 at Amazon *) until just below the cap in the bottles.
- Seal juice bottles and turn upside down.
- Turn cooled bottles upside down and check whether they are really airtight.
Store the juice in a cool, dark room. The fruit juice can be kept here for up to a year.
Pasteurize in the bottle
Heating after decanting: Bottles with twist-off lids or crown caps should be used. The vessels are placed in a large saucepan, half of which is filled with water. Pour juice with a funnel. Heat water to 80 degrees, continuously checking the temperature. After 20 minutes you can remove and close the juice bottles.
Pasteurizing the already closed bottles: Use bottles with rubber caps and wire clips for this. Alternatively, mason jars with lids and rubber rings are suitable. The juice is first filled into the vessels. Thoroughly clean the rim, seal the bottles and heat them to 80 degrees for 30 minutes.
Freeze apple juice
You can make not-from-concentrate juice by freezing it make durable. This means that all nutrients and vitamins are retained. Fill the apple juice into stable freezer bags, plastic cans or ice cube makers. The latter have the advantage that you can remove the preserved juice in portions. Thawed in mineral water, the frozen not-from-concentrate juice makes a refreshing drink.
Tips
If you use a steam juicer, you don't have to boil it up, you can fill it directly into the bottles. These are then sealed airtight. Turn upside down, let cool and store in a dark, cool room.
