Best Yeast for my Cider?

[drgonzo2k2]

Be careful using dried fruit for beer/cider making. Most of it contains oils, which you don't want in your beer, and they don't have to list in the ingredients. You could try to find frozen or go for the canned purees, although the purees can be a real nightmare to deal with.

 

[ten80]

Try Costco natural dried apricots, they have no oils or preservatives. I just bottled a berlinerweiss to which I added 2 lbs of these apricots. Turned out very nicely, but takes a while to ferment out the sugars from the dried apricots. Raw fruit would be faster for the yeast to break down.

 

[dleonard5]

Thanks for the advice and great recipe drgonzo2k2!
ten80 - thanks I'll maybe give that a try. It might be better to stick with peaches which are available now.