Champagne yeast for cider?

[simmo3801]

I've read a few people on here using champagne yeast for making cider. What are the benefits / differences.from using cider yeast? Drier?

 

[Gambler]

Some say its exactly the same thing...

 

[calumscott]

Some = most. If you want good honest dry cider, use a bog standard champers yeast, I use youngs. If you want West Country stylee chuck in the dregs of a bottle of old Rosie near the end of the ferment and see what happens. :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

If you want West Country stylee chuck in the dregs of a bottle of old Rosie near the end of the ferment

Why near the end?
A little difficult if your are going to use OR yeast for the ferment!

 

[calumscott]

No need. It's the lactobacillus that makes it stinky. Just use a champagne yeast to ferment then add the O.R. to inoculate with the bacteria. :thumb:

Saves faffing around growing up the O.R. yeast culture.

 

[graysalchemy]

Old Rosie yeast actually is champagne yeast.

Callum has always had difficulty in culturing the yeast up hence just using the dregs to get MLF going. :whistle: :whistle:

:thumb:

 

[calumscott]

Yup. Twice a failure. On the yeast part at any rate - never a bother with the bacteria!

I *really* need to get a package up to you GA. I've got beer and cider and yeast all with your name on...

 

[evanvine]

I *really* need to get a package up to you GA. I've got beer and cider and yeast all with your name on...

Wouldn't be a problem for you Calum, if his Mrs would stamp his pass for the Spring Thing! :twisted: