Not so Turbo Cider!

[Russ]

Hi Curious-brew

Get yourself some Whitelabs WLP775 it's great (liquid English cider yeast) I and many others rate it highly.

Ok its a bit expensive initially but if you do a brew then split the slurry into six or so and keep it in the fridge for other batches it's pretty economical.

When I say it crystal clear I mean it clears faster than any other yeast I've used for TC, which suits me. I keg crystal clear cider and force carbonate which makes for sh*t of a stick bi-turbo cider!

I've use to prime with 30ml of AJ, works just great but I hate bottling (don't you find opening all those bottles is a PITA and eats into drinking time! ) so now just keg.

If I want to take some to friends I fill a PET bottle from the keg and use a carbonater kap to maintain the sparkle. Stays crystal clear no matter how much it gets shaken on the way

[Curious Brew]

Cheers for the advice Russ.

Just got back from my local brew shop (well, about four hours ago!) and all they had in the way of yeast was a Young's Champagne and a Munton's Ale, so I grabbed one of each.

I'm going to have to do an online order for some Whitelabs WLP775 and Safale 04.

[Zonked]

Much nicer without added sugar

lets us know how the Young's cider yeast goes, i have a couple sachets of it

Hello Oblivious, The Young's yeast did the trick for me.

I've used safale 04 yeast & leftover yeasts from lager kits before but for my dodgy palette the Young's yeast seemed to give a more original cider taste to the brew. Still dry but I like it that way. I reckon it's best left left to condition for a month or more though.

If only I could make a Weston's organic scrumpy cider

[Zonked]

Do you prime yours or prefer it flat? Did you take any gravity readings, just interested to know what the abv is without adding sugar.

I never take gravity readings except to see if the brew has fermented. I've had headaches that prove that it works though!