Home brew

[morgoiv]

Are there any home brew hero's on here?

I want to make a batch of cheat's cider but I'v run out of brewers yeast. I do however have a batch of ale which is in to its second day of fermentation.

Would it work if i added a small amount of the ale (and therefore the wee yeasty's) to the apple juice?.

Or do you think as i do the shock will just kill the poor little sods.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I brew but have never had that problem. do you have bakers yeast? Might work and its better then nothing

 

[snugglestruggle]

What's the diff between brewers & bakers yeast?

 

[RedAllan]

Bakers yeast is not suitable for brewing, it is a different strain and does not convert sugars into alcohol to the same levels as brewers. Strangely enough brewing yeast will make bread rise.

I notice your in the UK so pop down to your local Wilko store they all have a small home brew department and sell individual sachets of brewers yeast, I personally like to use wine yeasts for cider making.

Adding part brewed ale is unlikely to work, and would I think give a very odd flavor.
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[morgoiv]

I have got bakers yeast. I think i'll had both. I usually get it from wilko or the local brew shop but haven't the time to get to there today and will be stuck in work tomorrow. Not really too bothered about the flavor.

I like the Stonewall quote. one of my favorites, Next to ''tell the general he may have lost his left arm, but i have lost my right''. Cheers chums

 

[RedAllan]

Let us know how it turns out in a few weeks.

 

[morgoiv]

Will do, I know breweries keep the same strain of yeast alive for years, and am wondering if this is how they do it

 

[dolf]

What's the diff between brewers & bakers yeast?

alcohol tolerance.

you can make ok cider & wine with bakers yeast. it won't taste quite the same or get to the same strength, but it works.

 

[contrifan32]

If you have a choice I would suggest champagne yeast for cider. You will get a dryer product with a slightly higher alcohol content then with a typical ale yeast. That is unless you like sweet sticky cider.

 

[morgoiv]

you can get specific cider yeast, the end product leaves you upside down behind plant pots.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I have bad luck with cider but I can make a damn good ale.

 

[RedAllan]

I have bad luck with cider but I can make a damn good ale.

I seem to be the other way round, cider and wine good stuff, but ales...

 

[morgoiv]

Can't drink shop bought cider, its filthy. Everything else is good though.

I.P.A is my absolute favorite, have 5 gallons on the go now, going to late hop it.

 

[RedAllan]

Can't drink shop bought cider, its filthy. Everything else is good though.

I.P.A is my absolute favorite, have 5 gallons on the go now, going to late hop it.

There are some good ciders in the shops if you can find the stuff from small producers, got to agree the stuff in your average corner shop is more chemical then apple.

I.P.A are among my favorite beers,Oxford Gold being the main one I buy from the local store. Brewing wise I can't seem to get it right with ales, I'll swap some cider with you.

 

[Skiddles2014]

Grow weed.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I seem to be the other way round, cider and wine good stuff, but ales...

My ciders are always sour with no apple flavor and one batch blew up.

 

[contrifan32]

My ciders are always sour with no apple flavor and one batch blew up.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness especially with ciders I have found.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness especially with ciders I have found.

I was. It wasnt too bad. More like a semi dry apple champaign

 

[morgoiv]

There are some good ciders in the shops if you can find the stuff from small producers, got to agree the stuff in your average corner shop is more chemical then apple.

I.P.A are among my favorite beers,Oxford Gold being the main one I buy from the local store. Brewing wise I can't seem to get it right with ales, I'll swap some cider with you.

yea no worries we'l do a swap, keep an eye out for 'old empire' absolutely gorgeous ipa, i did a honey ale the other week was very nice.

 

[morgoiv]

My ciders are always sour with no apple flavor and one batch blew up.

I know this is sucking eggs but did you use a airlock?

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I know this is sucking eggs but did you use a airlock?

Ya. I blame the blow up on bottling too early

 

[morgoiv]

That'l do it , i over pressurized a keg the other month left it in my cupboard and soaked everything in bitter, haha

 

[1sickbastard]

Will do, I know breweries keep the same strain of yeast alive for years, and am wondering if this is how they do it

They used to take a bit of a nearly fermented batch and add it to the cooled wort of the next batch.
Now a days most breweries/wineries culture the yeasts separately.

If you canna get a cider yeast, you could cover the wort with a cheesecloth and let wild yeast start the fermenting. But if you do the cider will taste odd.

 

[morgoiv]

The trick with the cider seemed to work. Forty pints of late hopped IPA. Keg conditioned so as to avoid heaps of sediment. I am quite pleased with it.

 

[quietlylooking]

alcohol tolerance.

you can make ok cider & wine with bakers yeast. it won't taste quite the same or get to the same strength, but it works.

I've made nettle beer once with baker's yeast, and it turned out sweet and fizzy and fairly low in alcohol (and tasted a bit like a cider). But people seemed to like it!