Interesting results! I'm a big fan of cote de blanc for ciders but recently been using ale yeasts a lot because to me they tend to leave some sweetness without drying out completely. Although I saw the FGs were all about the same so maybe its all in my head. Would love to see more of this with other yeasts, maybe some kveik or lager varieties!
Great video love seeing cider yeast comparisons was about to start another batch and just came upon your video. I like Cote de Blancs and EC-1118, even though everyone says it's bad for cider. I was never that impressed with Safale S-04 or Nottingham Ale, maybe my fermentation was slightly off, or I just prefer the super dry finish. They seem "cleaner" to me.
The funny thing is that I've never used EC-1118 for that exact reason. Everyone says to just avoid it for cider. My impressions of S-04 could be different from others. I find it to be remarkably clean, but also kinda character-less. You need a mix of good, flavorful apples to back it up. It's worked like a champ in fruited Ciders because it doesn't add any character, which can distract from the impression of the fruit and apple blend.
@@CiderWithKevin Yes I didn't think S-04 was bad, or Nottingham, a few other ale type yeasts. I just find myself preferring the white wine and champagne yeasts. I do make a lot of fruited ciders so that might have something to do with it. I have a good amount of fruit trees, peach, plum, apricot, etc. so I save fruit in my freezer and add those to most of my ciders. Thanks for making the yeast comparison video there's not a lot of them when it comes to cider.
@@CiderWithKevin I also might be leaving my ciders on the lees in primary too long which is maybe why I prefer the champagne white wine yeasts. How long did you have your ciders in primary and secondary or bottle conditioned for? You may have mentioned it in video and maybe I missed it.
wow you'd think different people have different tastes but whenever i try to look up some yeast comparisons people make cote des blanc always gets the first place every. single. time. too bad i can only find american sellers for it,does anyone know any europan online shop that sells it? i *really* want to give it a try at this point
Nice summary. thanks for making the video
Very appreciated
I have been using M02 for 5 tons of cider and it is really good
Great video!
I would ferment the saison at a higher temperature and you might like the results better.
Interesting results! I'm a big fan of cote de blanc for ciders but recently been using ale yeasts a lot because to me they tend to leave some sweetness without drying out completely. Although I saw the FGs were all about the same so maybe its all in my head. Would love to see more of this with other yeasts, maybe some kveik or lager varieties!
Cote de Blancs is just a good yeast. It's affordable and performs really well!
In my experience cider almost always goes completely dry (
Great video, thanks! I tend to just use whatever wine yeast I have in the refrigerator. I can see i will need to branch out!
Yeah, you definitely should!
Great video love seeing cider yeast comparisons was about to start another batch and just came upon your video. I like Cote de Blancs and EC-1118, even though everyone says it's bad for cider. I was never that impressed with Safale S-04 or Nottingham Ale, maybe my fermentation was slightly off, or I just prefer the super dry finish. They seem "cleaner" to me.
The funny thing is that I've never used EC-1118 for that exact reason. Everyone says to just avoid it for cider.
My impressions of S-04 could be different from others. I find it to be remarkably clean, but also kinda character-less. You need a mix of good, flavorful apples to back it up. It's worked like a champ in fruited Ciders because it doesn't add any character, which can distract from the impression of the fruit and apple blend.
@@CiderWithKevin Yes I didn't think S-04 was bad, or Nottingham, a few other ale type yeasts. I just find myself preferring the white wine and champagne yeasts. I do make a lot of fruited ciders so that might have something to do with it. I have a good amount of fruit trees, peach, plum, apricot, etc. so I save fruit in my freezer and add those to most of my ciders. Thanks for making the yeast comparison video there's not a lot of them when it comes to cider.
@@CiderWithKevin I also might be leaving my ciders on the lees in primary too long which is maybe why I prefer the champagne white wine yeasts. How long did you have your ciders in primary and secondary or bottle conditioned for? You may have mentioned it in video and maybe I missed it.
wow you'd think different people have different tastes but whenever i try to look up some yeast comparisons people make cote des blanc always gets the first place
every. single. time.
too bad i can only find american sellers for it,does anyone know any europan online shop that sells it?
i *really* want to give it a try at this point