I still have my original manual sugarcane juicer and I still use it very often and I’ve had no issues with it. I would not get a hydraulic press. I’ve never used one before but I’ve seen them in action before and it takes too much prep work and will not be as efficient as a purpose made sugar cane juicer.
If you get a juicer, make sure it has at least three rollers, avoid the squid type juicers with two rollers. When I use my GPF juicer, I get probably 90% of the juice out in the first pass. I get so much juice that sometimes I only do one pass.
Manual juicing with my juicer is very fast, easy and efficient but it does take some muscle work. The juicer I have can be mechanized by adding an electric motor but then I wouldn’t be getting the exercise. If you will be processing a lot of sugarcane at a frequent schedule, I recommend getting an electric juicer like the ones offered by Tubobiz.
I’m a pretty strong guy and it’s a good workout juicing 1 gallon of juice. The most I can physically do by myself in one sitting is 2 gallons and it works up a good sweat. Take into consideration that 1 gallon turns into 2 gallons after you dilute in half with ice or water. My canes are usually between 21-23% sugar and it’s too sweet to drink straight.
If you get a manual juicer, go for the newer model because it is built better and is less rusty. My sugarcane juicer is one of the best investments I’ve made in Tropicalfruit growing. I bring a couple gallons of juice to our Cherimoya/Mango tastings and it’s always a hit.
The cane is sweetest in Winter and the bottom portions of the cane is much sweeter than the top.
Simon
Topic: Sugar Cane and Sorghum Cane juicing. (Read 898 times)