K kojak Member Joined Jan 14, 2012 Messages 30 Reaction score 1 May 10, 2013 #1 Just hand crushed 70LB of strawberries. Last year started with half and added to it. Going to go all juice this year. Happy spring!
Just hand crushed 70LB of strawberries. Last year started with half and added to it. Going to go all juice this year. Happy spring!
dralarms Overboard as usual Supporting Member Joined Jul 15, 2012 Messages 3,739 Reaction score 1,502 May 10, 2013 #2 Funny, I just started 40 lbs. myself.
jamesngalveston Senior Member Joined Apr 25, 2013 Messages 4,483 Reaction score 834 May 10, 2013 #3 how many gallons of juice did you get out of 70lbs...
K kojak Member Joined Jan 14, 2012 Messages 30 Reaction score 1 May 11, 2013 #4 I completely filled the bucket to the top with pulp. Almost 6.5 gallons.
K kojak Member Joined Jan 14, 2012 Messages 30 Reaction score 1 May 14, 2013 #5 So how do you get an accurate SG reading when there is this much pulp? My hydrometer sticks where ever I put it. Last edited: May 14, 2013
So how do you get an accurate SG reading when there is this much pulp? My hydrometer sticks where ever I put it.
saramc FeRmEnTaTiOn FaNaTiC Joined Dec 8, 2011 Messages 1,149 Reaction score 147 May 14, 2013 #6 kojak said: So how do you get an accurate SG reading when there is this much pulp? My hydrometer sticks where ever I put it. Click to expand... Refractometer works. Or you press a clean/sanitized sieve down into the macerated pulp, juice will start to filter in thru the mesh and you thief your sample.
kojak said: So how do you get an accurate SG reading when there is this much pulp? My hydrometer sticks where ever I put it. Click to expand... Refractometer works. Or you press a clean/sanitized sieve down into the macerated pulp, juice will start to filter in thru the mesh and you thief your sample.
K kojak Member Joined Jan 14, 2012 Messages 30 Reaction score 1 May 15, 2013 #7 Thanks saramc, that did the trick.