Cider and Nottingham yeast

[bernardsmith]

I am currently making three batches of cider with different yeasts which I started at the beginning of February and I am really surprised that the batch into which I pitching Nottingham has cleared bright the fastest. I mean clear as in being able to read a newspaper through. Too early to offer tasting notes but I just wanted to report on one advantage of Nottingham.

 

[lumpher]

I've used Nottingham with good results, too. Makes a tasty cider.

 

[Maylar]

Yes, it flocculates well and makes a nice compact lees that's easy to rack off of. I switched from Notty to S-04 as my go-to cider yeast, and honestly it's been so long that I don't remember why.

 

[Miraculix]

Yes, it flocculates well and makes a nice compact lees that's easy to rack off of. I switched from Notty to S-04 as my go-to cider yeast, and honestly it's been so long that I don't remember why.

Some say that 04 leaves a tiny bit residual sweetness? Maybe that was the reason?

 

[Maylar]

Some say that 04 leaves a tiny bit residual sweetness? Maybe that was the reason?

I think I had a bad batch with Nottingham. Nasty fusels as I recall. Probably fermented too warm.

 

[skunkape]

Notty is the mf'ing Bomb.

 

[epicarmyman101]

Some say that 04 leaves a tiny bit residual sweetness? Maybe that was the reason?

I just racked and tasted my first batch using S-04. It did have residual sweetness. ABV of ~6%. If every batch performs this well, I'm an S-04 believer.

 

[crazyjake19]

I ferment all my ciders with Nottingham. It flocculates very well, and in my experience it does clear very well, very quickly. I harvest and repitch Notty for many generations.

On the few occasions I found myself without any, I used S04 with good results as well.