cider with cooking apples???

[williams_tom]

hey there, ive found out today that my manager has a cooking apple tree in his garden, so when they are growing he said i have can have as many as i want, are these ok to use for a cider? or will it turn out bad????

if so what sort of apples should i use?

many thanks

tom

[DREADSKIN]

best to match 50% cookers and 50% eaters. thats the traditional way they do it in Kent. or juice and mix sam for sam shop bought juice

[Tequilla6]

Agree with Dreadskin, Don't forget some tea for the tannin's

[williams_tom]

stupid question but can you get eating apple tree in this country??? your probably all laughing right now lol

[RatboyOllie]

there certainly is mate, i have one in me back garden. England has very good eating apples ! get yersen to the nearest garden centre and buy one ! Great for cider, especially when mixed with cookers like dreadskin says.

enjoy !

[DREADSKIN]

this guy has them all. all proper old apples tesco wouldnt even know about.
http://www.talatonplants.co.uk/
tho in saying that the bollox who answered the phone was gonna charge me a fortune to send them to northern ireland as, and i quote, 'northern ireland isnt in britain...' that didnt go down to well with the ex-brit army father inlaw whos land the apple trees were going on... oh how i laughed.

[williams_tom]

haha 'northern ireland isnt in britain...' but knowing the answer to this, delivering parcels to ireland and the north does cost alot more, cos it is over seas, like the isle of white jersey etc... as i post a few things of in myline of work, cheers for the info,

[fatbloke]

haha 'northern ireland isnt in britain...' but knowing the answer to this, delivering parcels to ireland and the north does cost alot more, cos it is over seas, like the isle of white jersey etc... as i post a few things of in myline of work, cheers for the info,

Well why not really "go the whole hog" and get the plants from here ? That's where I got ours from. They do eaters, cookers and cider apple plants - and have a good reputation for providing virus free plants.

Ours worked out about a tenner a tree (including shipping) 2 years ago, we got 2 eaters, 2 cider, 1 eating pear and 1 cider pear. Cookers and eaters are easily available from the local fruit wholesaler, so maybe get some cider apple tree's to add a bit of difference to the end product.....

regards

fatbloke

p.s. and yes, Deacons is also "overseas"....... on the I.O.W.

[anomalous_result]

and i quote, 'northern ireland isnt in britain...'

Well... it isn't. It's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after all.