[Ansteorra] Cider yeast

[Stefan li Rous]

On Feb 24, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Susan wrote:

> james at crouchet.com wrote:
>> What is a good yeast for making hard cider? I assume someone here  
>> will know.
>>
>> CD
> I've used Edme Beer yeast with good results.  Whitbread Ale yeast  
> works well also.  Both of these are available at Austin Homebrew.   
> http://www.austinhomebrew.com/
>
> Pug makes the best cider I've ever tasted.  Are you out there Pug?   
> What do you use?
> Regards,
> Damaris

Well, the last batch I made happened accidentally when I made a  
gallon of mulled cider for the revel after the baronies triple play  
of events last year. When the revel was over, most of the cider was  
left, so I poured it back into the gallon bottle the juice came in.  
There wasn't room in the refrigerator, so I left it out and it  
started bubbling, so I let it continue. So there are some decent  
yeasts in the air or on/in the spices I was using.

I'm rather surprised to hear a ale or beer yeast suggested. I would  
have opted for a wine or champagne yeast myself. But then, as I  
mentioned, after four different attempts to make cider over the  
years, the only one I got that was any good was an accident.:-)

Perhaps these two files in the BEVERAGES section of the Florilegium  
might be of use:

cider-art         (23K) 10/31/95    Article on brewing ciders.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/cider-art.html
cider-msg         (72K)  7/ 1/04    Apple and other ciders. Cider  
presses.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/cider-msg.html

Stefan
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