WLP002 for hard cider

I just tapped my keg of hard cider made with WLP002 English Ale Yeast and damn, it is the best cider I have made yet. Yummy and sweet enough it does not need back sweetened.

I brewed a cider last year with WLP530, a Belgian strain, and it too was great.

I've used it too and it doesn't dry out the cider like the WL English Cider yeast does.

My first two batches and I am trying both of those. Can't wait to see what happens.

I'm a fan of any English Ale yeast, notty, S-04, so much better than wine or cider yeast.

I use this exclusively after trying some others. It was an easy decision. Tried s04, notty, and some cider yeasts... definitely 002 was preferred every time.

Sailingeric said:

I just tapped my keg of hard cider made with WLP002 English Ale Yeast and damn, it is the best cider I have made yet. Yummy and sweet enough it does not need back sweetened.

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Curious if WLP002 is still ur go to Ale yeast for cider? It's one that I'd like to try....and compare to couple I have used...Wyeast 1272 & S-04

Cheers!

bmd2k1 said:

Curious if WLP002 is still ur go to Ale yeast for cider? It's one that I'd like to try....and compare to couple I have used...Wyeast 1272 & S-04

Cheers!

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Do mostly beers but I couple times a year I will a cider to have on tap and when I do that is what use.

I'm going to give this a try, I was planning on using Nottinham Ale Yeast but accidently used that on a Porter and now have a WLP-002 left over. Don't rush your brew day, lol.

I really cant speak to cider, but with beer brewing 1272, to me, is the best, most innocuous flavor enhancing yeast. I am intrigued by the premise of using if for cider. I have Cotes de Blanc as well as 1272 and they are going into 1 gallon carboys of home grown apple juice side by side soon so I will have something to compare.

Sailingeric said:

I just tapped my keg of hard cider made with WLP002 English Ale Yeast and damn, it is the best cider I have made yet. Yummy and sweet enough it does not need back sweetened.

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My go to yeast! Don't be afraid to try it in anything.

How does that compare to White Labs WLP775 English Cider Yeast? I have been using the WLP775 for about 7 out of 10 batches that I have made and I like it a lot.

Larry
Toxic Cellar

What was your cider recipe btw?

jlinz said:

What was your cider recipe btw?

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Were you asking me? When i read this the other day i was thinking you were asking "btw" for a recipe. Lol today i just looked back and seen nobody has a handle of "btw"
So i assume it was directed to me. My first batch of cider was put into fermentor on 11/5/17 and my tenth batch of a home brew started frementation 9/24/18 most have been a apple cider, one was hard limonaid & tee (Hard Arnold Palmer) but as for recipe i have never used the same recipe twice, YET. I may try to duplicate one of old batches soon.