Which blackberries are suitable for juicing?
Not only the special blackberry cultivars that grow in your garden are suitable for juicing: The much smaller, but often particularly aromatic blackberries that grow in forests, on roadsides and railroad embankments are also wonderful juice dispensers.
In any case, the blackberries must be fully ripe, but without any brown or moldy spots. When washing the blackberries, check that they have no flaws and discard any unsuitable berries for juicing.
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Five ways to juice blackberries
- Blackberry juice from the (centrifugal) juicer: In this method, the blackberries are crushed and spun in the device, which separates the juice from the solid fruit components. A quick and efficient method with a mostly expensive device.
- Blackberry juice from the juicer: During the pressing process, the fruits are ground more and more finely in the electric juicer, which causes the juice to escape. A particularly gentle method that requires a little more time.
- Blackberry juice from the berry press: A berry press is similar to a meat grinder. The blackberries are filled into a funnel (4.63 € at Amazon *) and pressed by hand cranking. Also very gentle; requires manual labor.
- Blackberry juice from the steam extractor: The steam extractor filled with the blackberries and a little water is placed on the stove. The resulting steam causes the juice to escape from the berries and flows through a hose into the bottles provided. A simple method with the advantage that the juice heated by the steam can be kept in sterile bottles without any further steps.
- Blackberry juice from the saucepan: Blackberries boiled with a little water can be strained through a sieve or, better still, a cloth. A variant that is somewhat more labor-intensive, but does not require the purchase of a special device.
Preserve fresh blackberry juice
If you don't want to enjoy the fresh blackberry juice right away, you can make it more durable by heating it. You can choose between the simple method of hot filling and correct boiling.
When hot filling, the blackberry juice heated to 80 ° C is filled into sterile bottles and these are immediately closed. This juice is not quite as reliable for several months as the boiled blackberry juice.
For boiling down, put the finished juice in closed bottles in the drip pan of your oven filled with water. Heat it up to 175 ° C and switch the oven off again as soon as bubbles begin to appear in the glasses. The bottles remain in the closed oven for 30 minutes. You can safely store the blackberry juice preserved in this way for at least a year.
