How much juice to expect from a 1 acre cider orchard

[BriWild]

So I've been reading this book by a chap called Andrew and it appears he knows a thing or two about cider ;o)

I know he mentions a reasonable yield for an acre is 5 tonnes of apples (this can vary), but my question is how many litres of juice can you expect from that as an estimate? can you even estimate this?

Clearly different apples produce different quantities of juice.

We are looking at two options; creating a more traditional orchard using large trees M25 vs a more modern style plantation.

If anyone can provide a little bit of insight it would be very much appreciated.

[Andrew Lea]

Page 53 tells you that press yields are typically 60 - 75%. I'll leave you to do the arithmetic. 

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[Claude Jolicoeur]

BriWild wrote:

I know he mentions a reasonable yield for an acre is 5 tonnes of apples (this can vary), but my question is how many litres of juice can you expect from that as an estimate? can you even estimate this?

Yields can vary from about 3 tons per acre for old, not-very-productive standard trees (64 trees per acre) in not-very-fertile ground (which is my situation) to maybe 20 tons par acre or even more for ultra-high density orchard (1000+ trees per acre) on good soil with fertilization.

But for highest quality cider, a low-yield orchard will give you better quality apples. With medium size trees, 200-250 trees per acre, and good orcharding practices, you can probably attain 10 tons per acre without reducing the quality too much - this is about what Steve Wood gets in N.Hampshire (USA).

From a ton of apples, you can expect 500 to 700 liters of cider, depending on the apples, how juicy they are, and how efficient your press is.
Claude

[Richard Hyde]

Great Info Claude......Thanks for posting....