Red Star Yeast? | Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider …
Mar 25, 2008 · It needs 309.5 lbs of yeast unless you want to make a really big starter. (if I did the math right thats Edwort's Apfelwein Recipe for a 30x60 foot pool depth of 3-10 feet) Reply
Does any one have an experience with Red star Premiere Cuvee?
Aug 30, 2011 · I have 2 batches which fermenting with Red Star Premiere Cuvee wine yeast. One is Blackberry melomel 5L and another one is a basic mead. The melomel has been racked to the secondary almost 1 month and it's gonna rack again soon. …
Red Star or Lalvin yeast? - Homebrew Talk
Sep 9, 2008 · Northern Brewer recommends Red Star Pasteur Champagne yeast for making soda; however, I notice the description reads: "This strain leaves behind a pleasant yeasty flavor. This strain is not used in producing sparkling wines." Whereas Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne says: "This is a very neutral...
Yeast | Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing …
Jan 31, 2018 · The red star should go down to 0.980. Shooting for about 10% seems to be the best compromise. Above that and you yeast can start shutting down, If you are not mindful of nutrients. Plus, It takes a lot longer.
first cider using red star yeast - Homebrew Talk
Dec 12, 2013 · Batch #2: 1 gallon 100% pure apple juice, red star champagne yeast OG 1.050 also 4 days of fermentation mild alcoholic smell coming from it. Questions! I would like to let it ferment out for about two weeks then bottle. I don't mind a …
Hard Apple Cider: Safale S-04, Nottingham Ale, and Red Star Red …
Mar 7, 2021 · The Red Star Champagne yeast cleared on it's own, likely not needing any racking while fermenting. I primed with a 1/4 (100ml) apple concentrate prior to bottling, otherwise, no sugar used. Below is my log entry, all 3-4 gallons exhibited the same results except for the Nottingham yeast having 7% alcohol, or +1% above all the other types of yeast.
Best yeast to use for cider?? - Homebrew Talk
Apr 28, 2016 · My first batch of cider I used a Champagne yeast and it went a bit too dry for my taste. I have now been experimenting with 12l batches of cider using different strains of yeast. So far I have tried the Wyeast 4766, White Labs 775 English Cider, and White Labs 720 Sweet Mead. So far the Sweet Mead yeast seems to have the best flavor of the bunch.
Problems with Red Star yeast or maybe the mail? - Homebrew Talk
Dec 22, 2013 · I got 10 packets of Red Star Champagne yeast through Amazon. I tried using this yeast in two batches of cider. In both cases the yeast never took after 48 hours. I used Lalvin 1118 in previous batches and got fermentation and bubbling in the airlock in 6-8 hours. Oh, and the two batches that the...
Montrachet red star yeast with peach and blackberry wines?
Aug 23, 2012 · Pasteur Red (Red Star, Wyeast 3028, White Labs WLP735) A.K.A. French Red, Pasteur Red is derived from a strain from the Institute Pasteur in Paris. This yeast may produce considerable heat during fermentation; care should be used to avoid temps high enought to produce off flavors. Used in Cabernets and Merlots, this yeast will accent fruit flavors
Red Star Platinum yeast - Homebrew Talk
Apr 3, 2013 · However, I believe I have used red star before, but can't remember, da**it, if it turned out ok. And JAOM (Joes Ancient Orange Mead) uses bread yeast and stops at around 10-12%. My impression from reading a bit over the past couple days is under absolutely optimal conditions, bread yeasts can get around 15%, but with most cases die at 12, max.