"Wayne Harris" wrote in message
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I have not searched the archives of this group, apologies if this has
been covered.

I have neither a Crusher/de-stemmer nor a grape press.

Does anyone ever use a standard basket wine press for both roles?

Can I get by with doing the initial crush with a light pressing in the
basket press?

-Wayne


Wayne,
Small quantities of grapes can be crushed by hand and the stems removed
using the following technique. Put a clean, plastic milk crate on top of a
suitable container (a new, 33-gallon trash can). Pickup a few clusters of
grapes in both hands. Place your hands in the bottom of the milk crate and
squeeze the grapes. Then make a scrubbing motion and the crushed fruit and
juice will drop through the crate into the container. Discard the stems
from the crate and repeat the process.
Good luck with your winemaking,
Lum