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Brown Snout
type: Cider
summary: Found as a chance seedling in Britain, this late flowering cider apple makes a mellow, amber cider with bittersweet flavours.
identification: Small to medium size and conic. The base colour is greenish yellow, sometimes blushed faint red. Heavily russeted around the calyx which is small and closed set in a small, shallow basin. The russet extends onto the crown of the basin and onto the face of the apple. The skin typically has a waxy feel at maturity.
characteristics: The flesh colour is white, firm. Sweet and slightly bitter. Nutty, butterscotch and hints of banana.
uses: Produces a dark cider with soft tannins.
origins: Discovered in 1850 as a chance seedling growing on the farm of Mr. Dent of Yarkhill, Herefords in England (U.K.). It was introduced by H.P. Bulmer & Co. Nurseries and continues to be one of the mainstays in both hobby and commercial cider production.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spur bearer. Slow to start bearing fruit and tends to bear every other year. Branches can split under a heavy load and benefit from support.
cold storage: Needs to be used as soon as possible after harvest.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab and fire blight.
harvest: Starting late in the fourth period. Fruit tends to drop as soon as it ripens.
juice character: Tannin 0.24%, acidity 0.24%, Brix 12.0. Can be used as a vintage varietal or blended for additional acidity. Presses out to a dark, thick must.
juice_classification: Bitter sweet, mild
pollination group: G
pollination peak: 25
ploidism: Diploid. Self fertile but produces best crops when a source of viable pollen is available nearby.
cold storage weeks: 2
brix: 12
tannins: 2.4
acidity: 2.4
harvest period: 4
hardiness: 5
sg: 1.0483
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