new to the flock Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Okay all of you home brewers, do you add yeast to your cider before putting the airlock in place for fermentation or do you just allow the natural sugers to start the process? Also how do you prep your bottles? NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 depends what kind of brew you want! wild yeast is unpredictable, can give off flavours and poor alcohol levels. personally id recomend a champagne yeast for a delicate fizz or a cider yeast for a flat one. id just wash the bottles in steriliser solution! hope this helps sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Where does one buy cider yeast? You have to remember I am in Canada where there is only one brewer of cider "Growers" and they are located on the west coast. I also find their cider so full of perservatives that it has a metal taste to it. What i really want to make is a scrumpy and a nice smooth cider. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 not sure, but a quicke google shows most people use champagne yeat, why not try ne batch with champagne and one just using the wild yeat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmooney Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Just check your phone book or do a google search for homebrew stores in your area. Most homebrew stores focus on beer but the same gear is used to make cider and they'll have a whole selection of yeasts. I recommend buying a yeast, you'll get better results and more predictable and repeatable. You can also get bottle, sanitizer solution and such there as well. People who work in those store as usually pretty knowledgeable so if you tell them what you want to do they can get you set up. My first cider attempt wasn't bad, I'm going to be starting more in the next couple of week I hope. I'd be interested to hear how your scrumpy turns out, I might try making some myself. Enjoy the cider! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks guys, I was planning on hitting a home brew store this weekend so will see what they have available in yeasts. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Once the cider has started to slow it`s initial fermentation and reaches 1005 to 1000 SG bottle it and add 1x teaspoon of sugar per imperial pint(20fluid oz), this will restart the ferment and give a nice fizz, but will leave a sediment in the bottle, so you will have to pour it in a single go into a suitable recepticle Enjoy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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