Bakers yeast in TC

[Bert]

Has anyone tried bakers yeast in TC? If so, what was it like? I have run out of yeast and am bored so was thinking of trying it.

Cheers

[Pinto]

Wouldnt recommend it - Bakers yeast is optimised for CO2 production, not alcohol or flavours - might end up with something nasty.

But you might just not

[Bert]

Wouldnt recommend it - Bakers yeast is optimised for CO2 production, not alcohol or flavours - might end up with something nasty.

But you might just not

Thanks for the info, based on that I think I will give it a miss! Will have to drink some beer instead! Cheers

[raiderman]

I've actually tied it. Don't! I read somewhere that brewing and baking were related originally and the beer would be started with bakers yeast, possibly throwing in a lump of yeated dough. I'll try most things, however dumb and I like making bread, so I did a mash and baked and used bakers yeast for both - fortunately just in a galllon, because it wasn't nice. Just didn''t taste right, whereas the other 4 gallons pitched with ale yeast was nice

[Bert]

I've actually tied it. Don't! I read somewhere that brewing and baking were related originally and the beer would be started with bakers yeast, possibly throwing in a lump of yeated dough. I'll try most things, however dumb and I like making bread, so I did a mash and baked and used bakers yeast for both - fortunately just in a galllon, because it wasn't nice. Just didn''t taste right, whereas the other 4 gallons pitched with ale yeast was nice

Thanks for that, I'm glad I didn't use it now!

[devexwarrior]

Bottled my TC last night. Half done with ale yeast half with wine yeast. Still looks like hippo piss!

[Bert]

Bottled my TC last night. Half done with ale yeast half with wine yeast. Still looks like hippo piss!

Haha I am about to rack off my first TC, did it with champagne yeast. Interested to see if it tastes as bad as it looks!

[Bert]

FG 1000, that champagne yeast is cracking stuff!

[Rookie]

During prohibition a lot of stuff was fermented with bread yeast and was...not good.
For a small experimental batch, maybe, but I wouldn't risk a full size batch.

[emanresu_reeb_tuol]

I have and always use allinsons bread yeast 1 teaspoon with 6 litres of farmoods apple juice nothing else added just sugar to carbonate in bottles and it is absolutely stunning people who don't drink cider have tried it and asked for more.

[seymour]

I've used baker's yeast too. It wasn't nasty, but it was unfamiliar to most palates, so I could see where that accusation comes from. It didn't resemble a refined ale/wine/cider strain, it was more like a spicy/earthy/oddly-composty Belgian yeast. Like Pinto said, Baker's Yeast has undergone selective conditioning to produce massive CO2, so your cider will attenuate further than usual, with very little residual sweetness, a very dry finish, and strong Champagne-like carbonation. So, if you're a fan of this kinda dry cider, it's well-worth experimenting with.

[Geezah]

My first few TC's were with Tesco baking yeast as it was all I had in the cupboard.
The results were great and it certainly never put me off using it again.

[emanresu_reeb_tuol]

I've used baker's yeast too. It wasn't nasty, but it was unfamiliar to most palates, so I could see where that accusation comes from. It didn't resemble a refined ale/wine/cider strain, it was more like a spicy/earthy/oddly-composty Belgian yeast. Like Pinto said, Baker's Yeast has undergone selective conditioning to produce massive CO2, so your cider will attenuate further than usual, with very little residual sweetness, a very dry finish, and strong Champagne-like carbonation. So, if you're a fan of this kinda dry cider, it's well-worth experimenting with.

That is definitely true I love an extra fizzy cider maybe adding bakers yeast to a lager will give it a better fizz I can never seem to get a proper lager fizz with the kit yeast, has anybody tried that?