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Subject: Cider Digest #1740, 21 October 2012
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Cider Digest #1740 21 October 2012
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
Re: heritage varieties suitable for cider (Claude Jolicoeur)
Subject: heritage varieties suitable for cider ("Jerome McCourt")
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Subject: Re: heritage varieties suitable for cider
From: Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:05:51 -0400
In Cider Digest #1739, 15 October 2012
>Subject: heritage varieties suitable for cider
>From: David & Melissa Dobernigg <5happyapples@gmail.com>
>
>Hello! We grafted an acre of bittersweets/bittersharps this past spring
>and are considering grafting another 2 acres in the next year or two.
>..... We of course can do a
>tree or two here or there of each, but we'd appreciate feedback as to if
>any are a definite yes! or no!
>
>alexander Not for cider IMO
>bramlee (I guess you mean Bramley's seedling) Not for cider IMO
>although it is used in England
>gravenstein Well liked by some cider makers
>whitney crabapple Not for cider IMO
>wolf river Not for cider IMO
>wealthy Not for cider IMO
>northern spy Well liked by some cider makers
>spitzenburg Well liked by some cider makers
>cortland One of my favorites, but better in cold locations
You could also consider Golden Russet, Ribston Pippin and other high
flavor russet apples.
Claude Jolicoeur
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Subject: Subject: heritage varieties suitable for cider
From: "Jerome McCourt" <jmmccourt@centurytel.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:40:05 -0700
Responding to David and Melissa's question about heritage varieties below, I
will pass on some information that I got from the Washington State Extension
Agency: The two varieties of apples that the agency recommends for
single-variety ciders are graventsein and jonagold. I grow both varieties
(among others), and both make a great cider. A local winery asked me to
make some of these varieties to sell, but I declined since my cider making
is only a hobby. Of the two I like the jonagold better. (I also recently
bought a whitney crab to add to the mix of other apples, but it is yet too
young to produce enough to add much to the mix. Can you add anything to
your experience with the whitney?)
I hope this helps a bit,
Jerry McCourt
Subject: heritage varieties suitable for cider
From: David & Melissa Dobernigg <5happyapples@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:41:34 -0700
Hello! We grafted an acre of bittersweets/bittersharps this past spring and
are considering grafting another 2 acres in the next year or two.
Before we go and graft it all to bittersweets, however, we wanted to
consider heritage varieties and pose the question here as to their value for
cider in all of your respective experiences. We of course can do a tree or
two here or there of each, but we'd appreciate feedback as to if any are a
definite yes! or no!
Varieties include:
stayman
alexander
bramlee
vanderpool
winesap
gravenstein
whitney crabapple
wolf river
wealthy
northern spy
spitzenburg
jubilee
gano
grimes gold
cortland
Thanks for any input. Obviously I could procure fruit from each of these and
run my own cider tests however we are new to all of this so asking for some
input from those with more experience does not seem a bad idea, and much
quicker if there is a general consensus on any of them.
Melissa
www.thebxpress.com
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