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Fillbarrel
type: Cider
synonyms: Fill Barrel, Bulmer’s Fillbarrel
identification: Small to medium, round-conic. Base colour is yellow, flushed red, almost marroon, over which is a pattern of darker stripes.
characteristics: The flesh is white.
origins: Wincanton, Somerset, England (U.K.) Woolston 1900s Somerset and Dorset in the vicinity of Sherborne
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Medium size, spreading tree. Drooping. Spur bearer. Strongly biennial.
cold storage: Does not keep long.
vulnerabilities: Highly resistant to crab.
harvest: In the latter part of the fifth period.
juice character: Makes a full-bodied cider, slightly bitter cider. Brix 15.20, acidity 0.25%, tannin 0.30g/l
juice_classification: Bitter-sweet, mild
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
brix: 12
tannins: 3
acidity: 2.5
harvest period: 5
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