which yeast?

[leohyde]

hey

my uncle gave me a reciepe he has used before which apparantly was tasty and strong. it seems very simple, the ingredients are:

8l of apple juice
2l water
1kg sugar
2oz liqurice root (chopped small and bruised)
1 sachete brewers/ beer yeast

1. Boil half the water in a pan with the liqurice and sugar for 3-4 minutes.
2. Take off the heat and add the other half of the water, with all the apple juice.
3. Put in demijon, pour in yeast (make sure the mixture in under 70 degrees farenheit before adding the yeast)


i was was wondering, wont the type of yeast i put in vary the final product? iv just been looking around the net at different yeast and theres hundreds of them, i have no idea which one i need?

does anyone hav any idea wat kind of yeast i would need? or do they know a good all round yeast?

 

[Walker]

it's probably best to post this under the Cider Discussion area instead of the beginners beer brewing area, but....

I think a lot of people use champaigne yeast in their cider.

Search around on the web for "making hard cider" and I'm sure you'll find lots of good info. Or... why not just ask your uncle which kind of yeast he uses?

-walker

 

[david_42]

Since apple ciders start with fructose, glucose and sucrose, it doesn't matter what you use. If you are going for "normal" gravities, use Coopers or any cheap dried yeast. For high gravity, use champaign yeast. Super gravities, use distiller's yeast.

Licorice root? Sounds good, maybe I'll do a small jug.

 

[leohyde]

ok thanks

ill just buy some cheaper yeast and see what happens, the ingredients arn't exactly expensive.

 

[eastwood44mag]

I would only caution against two: lager yeast and "turbo" yeast. The first requires chilling, the second tends to give funky flavors.