How do I?
…Can Fruits

Selecting, Preparing and Canning Fruit

Apple Juice

Quality: Good quality apple juice is made from

a blend of varieties. For best results, buy fresh juice

from a local cider maker within 24 hours after it has

been pressed.

Please read Using Boiling Water Canners before beginning. If this is your first time canning, it is recommended that you read Principles of Home Canning.

Procedure: Refrigerate juice for 24 to 48 hours. Without mixing, carefully pour off

clear liquid and

discard sediment. Strain clear liquid through a paper

coffee filter or double layers of damp cheesecloth.

Heat quickly, stirring occasionally, until juice begins to boil. Fill
immediately into sterile pint or quart jars or fill into clean half-gallon
jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. For information about presterilizing
jars see “Sterilization of Empty
Jars”. Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in
Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended
process time for Apple Juice in a boiling-water
canner.

 
Process Time at Altitudes of
Style of Pack
Jar Size
0 – 1,000 ft
1,001 – 6,000 ft
Above 6,000 ft

Hot
Pints or Quarts
5 min
10
15

Half-Gallons
10 min
15
20

This document was adapted from the “Complete Guide to Home Canning,” Agriculture

Information Bulletin No. 539, USDA, revised 2015.

Reviewed February 2018.

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