What yeast for cider?

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A friend asked me if I could cider for them. Having never tried, I said I'd give it a shot. I plan on using this recipe, but was wondering if wheat yeast is necessary. Has anyone made something similar using a different yeast variety, like champagne? What's a good yeast for cider?
 
A wheat yeast has an attenuation of about 75% while leaving 25% residual sugars which will result in a naturally sweet cider.

A champagne yeast will attenuate higher resulting in a drier, but higher alcohol percentage, cider.

The choice is yours.
 
my suggestion is a yeast of the english kind, as they seem not to go as dry and also retain quite a bit of fruityness. Grab up a pack of s-04 and pitch it in. YMMV
 
I've used WLP 775, Montrachet, and Cote de Blanc.

The 775 makes a really nice, really dry english cider. There's hardly any sweetness in the cider at all.

Montrachet makes the cider pretty winey. I'm not sure I'll use it again for cider. For actual apfelwein, I'll definitely use it.

Cote is on the juice right now, and samples have been good. We'll see once it ages.

B
 
Ive made apfelwein with EC-1118.. very dry champaige taste

RC-212 nice sweet flavor

wlp300.. also pretty sweet.. Id go with this since its a cider.
 
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