egoods
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First off, long time lurker, first time poster. I've been brewing for a few months now (just finished my second batch). In my last order from Midwest Supplies they threw in an extra packet of dry yeast with my American Ale 20 minute boil kit. The only marking on the packet is RPB. It's similar to all the other dry yeast packets I've received with kits from them, but it's now occurred to me that I have no idea what type of yeast it is. It's safe to assume it's an Ale yeast, I would imagine, but what should I expect from it?
More to the point, I ordered 5 gallons of fresh cider from my local homebrew supply store that I can pick up in a few weeks (they source it from a local college agricultural department). I wanted to mess around with some store bought, pasteurized cider before I dove in and used the good stuff. Has anybody used a yeast similar to this, or does anyone know more about it (will it cold crash easy?). Any help is greatly appreciated. And I'll be sure to post my results with both batches of cider!
More to the point, I ordered 5 gallons of fresh cider from my local homebrew supply store that I can pick up in a few weeks (they source it from a local college agricultural department). I wanted to mess around with some store bought, pasteurized cider before I dove in and used the good stuff. Has anybody used a yeast similar to this, or does anyone know more about it (will it cold crash easy?). Any help is greatly appreciated. And I'll be sure to post my results with both batches of cider!