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"on a side note , are you and BITR gonna call to mine for an AG brewing ? I'd like to brew again soon and I've an order in that should be arriving tomorrow"
-count me in for assistance with AG....

Hi, what yeast would anyone recommend for brewing cider in demi johns? Completley new to this and most yeast packs I've seen on line are for 25 litres. Could you use the brewing yeast you can get at health food shops? Cheers.

"chodan":3l0xksnf wrote: most yeast packs I've seen on line are for 25 litres.[/quote:3l0xksnf]That's a maximum figure. You'll be fine throwing a packet into a demi.

"chodan":3l0xksnf wrote: Could you use the brewing yeast you can get at health food shops?[/quote:3l0xksnf]No. AFAIK that's not viable for brewing.

Thanks for that!

TBN is correct. The nutritional brewer's yeast supplement is a deactivated version of the stuff used for brewing.

/J

Thanks for that!
While im waiting for the stuff to show up I saw this recipe:
Cider:

5lt of lidl cloudy apple juice
sugar
1 tsb yeast

Heat 2 ltr of juice enough to dissolve the sugar, i used about 300grm of brewers sugar. Stick it all in the 5ltr container and leave for about 6 days or until it's finished fermenting (5-7 days). Prime bottles with 1 tsb of sugar and bottle. leave for a few days to fizz up and drink

Am I right in guessing that the brewers sugar speeds up the fermentation?
Thanks eh