giuzep89
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Hey everyone,
I keep asking questions all over but haven't contributed enough myself. I decided to test 3 different yeasts to find out which one I like best to brew a simple apple cider. Here's some data.
- Juice from a local orchard, it's a mix of a few different apples, unfiltered and pasteurized, no additions.
- Original gravity 1.052
- Each yeast is used for 10 liters of juice
- Yeast 1: Mangrove Jack's M02 (4.3g)
- Yeast 2: Lalvin 71b (2.2g)
- Yeast 3: Lalbrew Nottingham (5g)
- 6.6g of pectinase in each carboy
I disinfected everything thoroughly, added the juice in the 3 carboys, oxygenated vigorously with a stirring wand on an electric drill, pitched yeast and added pectinase.
The yeasts started being active within a very short time, you could see them colonize the musts rapidly. I used the recommended pitching rates on every package, but i must say that with 2.2g per 10 liters the 71b is lagging behind compared to the other 2. But I'm not worried since it always picks up and works like a beast.
More updates and taste test later!
I keep asking questions all over but haven't contributed enough myself. I decided to test 3 different yeasts to find out which one I like best to brew a simple apple cider. Here's some data.
- Juice from a local orchard, it's a mix of a few different apples, unfiltered and pasteurized, no additions.
- Original gravity 1.052
- Each yeast is used for 10 liters of juice
- Yeast 1: Mangrove Jack's M02 (4.3g)
- Yeast 2: Lalvin 71b (2.2g)
- Yeast 3: Lalbrew Nottingham (5g)
- 6.6g of pectinase in each carboy
I disinfected everything thoroughly, added the juice in the 3 carboys, oxygenated vigorously with a stirring wand on an electric drill, pitched yeast and added pectinase.
The yeasts started being active within a very short time, you could see them colonize the musts rapidly. I used the recommended pitching rates on every package, but i must say that with 2.2g per 10 liters the 71b is lagging behind compared to the other 2. But I'm not worried since it always picks up and works like a beast.
More updates and taste test later!