Stainless Steel Digital Pasteuriser -

Stainless Steel Digital Pasteuriser - 96474

Pasteurising apple juice using the Stainless Steel Digital Pasteuriser

Bottling fruits using the Stainless Steel Digital Pasteuriser

A polished stainless steel pasteuriser with a digital thermostat and timer and a powerful 1800W heater, manufactured to enable you to pasteurise your juice or cider and preserve your fruit and vegetables with confidence.

Adjustable digital thermostat and timer for accuracy and ease of use
Safely pasteurise juice and cider in bottles, or 5 and 10 litre bags from bag-in-boxes
Holds 13 x 750ml bottles, or 2 x 5 litre bags, or 1 x 10 litre bag, or 14 x 1 litre typical preserving jars (double stacked)
Includes grid to sit bottles/bags/preserving jars on to ensure good circulation of water for safe pasteurisation
Compatible with the enamel steam juice extractor top to extract juice from currants, berries, stoned fruits & hard fruits

You can also use the pasteuriser for mulling wine and cider and even as a tea urn for large functions!

stainless steel kettle. Sufficient for making 20 litre brews

Price: £195.00

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Why pasteurise?

Pasteurising makes a world of difference to the length of time you can store your juice or cider. Fresh apple juice will keep in the fridge for 2 to 3 days before it begins to ferment, but if pasteurised can be stored for anything up to 2 years. Any cider can be pasteurised as a "belt and braces" way of stopping further fermentation. This is essential for ciders that are naturally sweet or have had sugar added after fermentation. Pasteurised cider will keep for up to 12 months.

Pasteurising involves carefully heating the juice or cider to 75°C and holding at this temperature for 20 minutes. This is difficult to do using a hob and can result in juice with a cooked apple flavour or juice that is not properly pasteurised. Using our purpose-built digital pasteuriser with thermostat and timer makes pasteurising easy!

How to pasteurise juice/cider in the bottle using the Digital Pasteuriser:

Fill the bottles with juice/cider to the fill level embossed around the base of the bottle and expressed in mm. If the bottle does not have a fill level leave a gap at the top to allow for expansion of the juice when heated.
Loosely apply the screw caps
Place the filled bottles on top of the grid in the pasteuriser tank
Fill the tank with water to within an inch or two (25-50mm) of the top of the bottle
Place the lid on top of the pasteuriser
Set the desired temperature and timer on the pasteuriser
Press in the temperature knob to switch turn on the heater
When the set temperature is reached an alarm sounds and the timer starts
When the set time has elapsed the alarm sounds repeatedly
After pasteurisation is complete, remove the bottles, fully tighten the caps and lay each filled bottle on its side so that the hot juice/cider comes into full contact with the seal on the inside of the cap. Allow the juice/cider to cool in this position.

How to pasteurise juice/cider in the bag (of bag-in-box) using the Digital Pasteuriser:

Fill the bag, allowing some room for expansion of juice/cider during the heating process - filling is much easier using the Filling Support Frame with Tap Closing Tool
Push the tap on part-way with 2 clicks
Place 2 x 5 litre bags or 1 x 10 litre bagonto the pasteuriser grid (NB The 20 litre bag is not suitable for use in this pasteuriser as the tank capacity of the pasteuriser is insufficient)
Fill the tank with water to within an inch or two (25-50mm) of the top of the bag
Set the desired temperature and timer on the pasteuriser
Press in the temperature knob to switch turn on the heater
When the set temperature is reached an alarm sounds and the timer starts
When the set time has elapsed the alarm sounds repeatedly
After pasteurisation is complete, remove the bag/bags
If there are air bubbles in the juice or dissolved CO2 in the cider, remove the tap and expel as per the instructions provided
Push the tap firmly home with 3 clicks
Allow the bag/bags to cool before putting them in the box

Bottling fruit & veg

Granny’s old rules for preserving have not changed over time! Preserving is simply sterilising food in special glass containers without using chemicals. Using our pasteuriser the even heat generated helps to kill germs and create a vacuum that cleverly seals your jars. For more information on bottling fruit see How to bottle fruit.

How to preserve fruit & vegetables using the Digital Pasteuriser:

Prepare the fruit & vegetables according to the recipe you are using and fill the preserving jars - a gap of 2cm below the rim is usually left
Place the rubber seal on each jar and close tightly with the spring clips, screw-on lids or braces supplied with the jar.
Place the filled jars on top of the grid in the pasteuriser tank
Fill the tank with water so that the jars are submerged 2/3 to 3/4 in water (if double stacked the upper jars must be 3/4 submerged)
Place the lid on the pasteuriser
Set the desired temperature and timer on the pasteuriser
Press in the temperature knob to switch turn on the heater
When the set temperature is reached an alarm sounds and the timer starts
When the set time has elapsed the alarm sounds repeatedly
After pasteurisation is complete, remove the jars and allow them to cool

27 litre tank with tap
With boil dry protection feature
Full instructions for pasteurising apple juice, cider and a range of fruit and vegetables are supplied
1800 w concealed heating element
Thermostat (maximum 100°C), and timer (maximum 120 minutes)
Outlet tap
Juice extraction setting if using with Juice Extractor Top (see below)

Internal diameter of tank: 35cm (13¾”) • Internal height of tank: 29cm (11¼”) • Overall height (including lid): 49.5cm (19½”) • Weight: 4.8kg (10½ lbs)