TC Yeast

[RK]

Looking for a bit of advice on tc yeasts....what yeasts do you all use and what success have you all had? what yeast is best to use if i want to make a higher alco cider? i read a thread where someone made 11%+ tc, would the yeast not start to be killed off by the level of alcohol at those sort of levels?

all tips and advice welcome!

[Curious Brew]

I've used Champagne yeast for every batch of mine.

[chrisbooth0070]

I'm using champagne yeast at the moment for a high alcohol brew. Don't find that it works as vigourously as the youngs cider yeast that I usually use.

But yes. If high in alcohol I would use champagne yeast.

Although I used the youngs cider yeast on a TC starting at 1062 and it was very good.

[PMH0810]

First batch of Turbo Cider going on this weekend (wish me luck).

Only have Safale S-04 and Allinson's bread yeast in and have noted the comments on champagne yeast.

Bearing in mind I am not paying a fiver p&p just for champagne yeast at the mo, which of the two that I have in stock would you recommend?

(When I need another general order I'll get the champagne yeast in but I'm currently all set for the next two brews...)

[PMH0810]

Thanks Daab - just the wisdom I was looking for! Will try an unadulterated juice and yeast batch! (Am not expecting Thatcher's Katy - just v, v curious!)

[TC2642]

I've always used Young's Cider yeast and that will ferment out a 7-8% TC quite well.

[delboy]

Whats the youngs cider yeast like, i have a packet in the fridge and a lot of empty fermenters crying out to make some alcomohol

Does it produce that nice crispness you expect from a cider, does it leave some apple flavour?

[Bryggmester]

I have had good results with the Youngs cider yeast, the TC ending up both crisp and with plenty of apple flavour. I find I have best results using just AJ (as DaaB said) or with a minimum of honey added. It gives better results than Safale. I have found it is easy to reuse the yeast, either by repitching on the slurry, or by using the dregs in a bottle to make a starter.

[PMH0810]

Couldn't get to the fridge (kitchen being ripped out and replaced) so had to go with the bread yeast.

4 ltrs Tesco UHT apple juice from concentrate
150ml eucalyptus honey
1.060 SG/OG (which is correct?)
1 rounded tsp bread yeast

bubbling away nicely but not as vigorously as some photos on the furum.

[mikewest]

You may get some nasty flavours from the eucalyptus honey but you may be lucky and the bees were somewhere else that day other than thaty good luck.

[PMH0810]

Am hoping for bittersweet. Am mre of a savoury fan anyway - mix just appealed...

[Gurgeh]

i just pour apple juice straight onto the yeast cake in my primary after racking off a beer. works just fine!

however, when doing real cider, I am a convert to champagne yeast

[BodgerBill]

I usually do 5 gallon batches of TC and normally use Youngs general purpose beer yeast and it bubbles away at a nice controlled rate. I tried making a 5 ltr batch when I first made it and used champagne yeast and I found it bubbling out of the bubble trap even though I only put 3 ltrs to start with. I've made several batches now using 23 ltrs euroshopper apple juice a kilo of white sugar and youngs yeast and it it great. It generally comes out about 8.3% after priming with 100g of sugar and putting in a KK pressure barrel. I must admit I have tried using champaigne yeast in the 5 gallon batch and it gave a cider similar Merrydown and was less violent in the fermenter.

Hope this helps

BB

[MickyD]

I used Youngs Champagne yeast on my Mk2 (AJ and Honey, primed with honey).

Its not as crisp as my Mk1 (AJ and sugar, primed with 30ml AJ) which I used Youngs White wine yeast.

But this Mk2 is much stronger even though it didnt ferment down as far, and so is slightly sweeter.

After half a bottle the roughness smooths away and it goes down really well.

Not tried 2 bottles in one go yet.