Cooking apples??????

[Bonia]

Hi Guys, I've just come into possession of quite a few cooking apples.
I was just wondering if anyone has brewed any cider using just cooking apples, and what the taste was like?

 

[ggorospe]

What are the varieties?

 

[Yooper]

"Cooking" apples are THE apples to use for cider.

 

[Bonia]

What are the varieties?

I don't know what the varieties are. I was just giving a bag of them by my boss, to make apple pie with, but I said I've got a better idea.
As soon as I see apples, I don't think pie or crumble, I think brewing. Haha

 

[ggorospe]

Should be fine, mix in some sweets and some tart apples.

 

[Albionwood]

Cookers are usually high-acid varieties, so ciders made from them tend to be very tart - way too tart for my taste - unless you manage fermentation to leave some residual sugar, or backsweeten. Blend in some low-acid sweet fruit if you can. Also, store the apples somewhere cool for a while, they will lose some sharpness and get sweeter. I store my high-acid fruit until it is overripe, this intensifies the fruitiness.