Cox apple and conference pear cider?

BarlingStu · Aug 23, 2016

Hi all, I've got a coxes apple and conference pear tree in my garden, will these varieties make a decent Apple and pear cider or should I stick to kits.
I reckon I've got enough of both for gallon of two (quite small trees).
Is it worth a go?

Pirate_Pete · Aug 23, 2016

One of the best in quality of the English dessert apples, Cox's Orange Pippin may be eaten out of hand or sliced. Not recommended for cooking, it cooks to a fine froth.[citation needed] Cox's Orange Pippin is often blended with other varieties in the production of cider.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Orange_Pippin

That seems strange that it's not any good for cooking but OK for cider. I thought Bramley was the apple for cider.
I haven't seen a thread on here for a while about people making cider from fruit. There were a couple of people
who had made their own presses. It might involve a bit of work compared to a kit.

BarlingStu · Aug 23, 2016

Im sure I could fashion something using a bottle jack and some marine ply. Only thing is the conference pears are really dry(trying to think of a phrase that's not obscene!).

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