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4 8 out of 5 stars 679. Safcider 40725 cider yeast.
Reported to work under a wide temperature range between 50 and 86f 10 and 30c with an ideal range is between 64 and 75f 18 and 24c.
Yeast for hard cider. K1 v1116 is a very versatile yeast that will produce a wine or cider that has a fresh taste and can be especially good for wines or ciders that are started from concentrate which won t have the. My recommendation for the best hard cider yeast for a beginner is safale s 04 by fermentis. Safale s 04 is a great balance of price availability ease of use and produces a final product that is very consistent and high quality.
For more advanced cider makers red star s cote des blancs is a great hard cider yeast selection. It gives a very high quality outcome but you should only use it when utilizing a technique that doesn t include fermenting the cider all the way to dry. Amazon s choice for hard cider yeast.
Red star premier classique wine yeast pack of 12 north mountain supply fresh yeast. 4 8 out of 5 stars 679. 49 0 79 item get it as soon as tue jan 5.
Free shipping on orders over 25 shipped by amazon. Safcider dry cider yeast 5g 3 pack. Best hard cider yeast varieties.
This yeast is one of the favorites that i use often especially when going for a semi sweet cider. Nottingham complements the apple flavor nicely with fruity esters and generally finishes around 1 006 1 002 sg in my experience. Looking for hard cider yeast suggestions.
Dry with neutral yeast flavor. Lalvin ec 1118 red star pasteur blanc white labs 715 wyeast 4021. Red star cote des blancs wyeast 4766 lalvin d 47 lalvin 71b.
Safcider white labs 775. Other fruits can be added hopped ciders are becoming common apple variety blending has long been a part of hard cider making and then there is choosing the yeast. Older references for cider making often advise using champagne yeast but modern choices have gone far beyond that narrow focus.
There are cider specific selections from commercial yeast producers as well as a whole world of yeast strains originally selected for beer or wine that also can be applied to hard cider making. Add the bloomed yeast concoction to the half portion of cider. Shake the jug gingerly to disperse the yeast.
Transfer the remaining cider to the jug. Insert the stopper airlock into the jug mouth. Move the jug to a dark space where temperature hovers at 65 to 70 f.
Allow fermentation for one to three weeks. Safcider 40725 cider yeast. Not a very sexy name but folks on the cider blogs are raving about how it holds apple flavor.
5 gram pack will make 5 gals of cider. Reported to work under a wide temperature range between 50 and 86f 10 and 30c with an ideal range is between 64 and 75f 18 and 24c. Specialty cider yeast has been available from white labs wlp775 english cider and wyeast 4766 cider for a while now.
They are a popular choice because these strains are used in commercial cideries. Recently a new option for cider specific yeast was released by australian yeast manufacturer mangrove jack. Wild yeast exists on apples so when apples are pressed into cider there is yeast.
It gets called apple juice when it has been pasteurized. Once pasteurized there is no longer yeast in it. The terms cider and apple juice as i described are not enforced by law so there s enough overlap that you can t look at either and know for certain.