pressing oil from grape seeds

[sholomy]

i was curious how one would go about pressing oil from the grape seeds after pressing the juice from the grape

 

[mjrisenhoover]

I had the same question, the best info I can find is that you might need something like this oil press, check out the youtube video . . .

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFJ5Up9QvA"]Oil Press[/ame]

Maybe there is a manual way but I haven't found it yet.

 

[vacuumpumpman]

I was able to find there website
http://www.ayimpex.com/Oil-Milling-Machinery/Home-Oil-Press-Machine.html

very cool product !!

I also saw some on ebay as well -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/200970309201?lpid=82

 

[sholomy]

thanks!!! question anybody have any idea how to isolate the seeds from the pomace?

 

[vacuumpumpman]

I would use a simple strainer of sorts - wire mesh , window screening and start panning like it is gold !!

I just googled grape seed oil and came up with this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_seed_oil

I had no idea of the benefits - I guess I am going to look into this more

Thanks for the info !

 

[sholomy]

yea grape seed oil is very in demand ad has many benefits. between last year and this year i threw out the pomace of 1000 lbs of grapes and it got me thinking about the seeds and oil. about straining im not sure a strainer alone would work well because out of the press the seeds and skins are pressed into a cake wouldnt you need to loosen it first? would a bath of sorts work? maybe the skins would float and the seeds sink?

 

[sholomy]

check this if u can believe it: i heard about a guy who made a comfortable living going to wineries and offering to take their pomace off their hands for free. he then sold the seeds to cosmetic companies.