What Type Of Yeast Do I Want To Use With My Fruit Wine?

Here is a little breakdown for what type of yeast works well with what fruit

Montrachet: A very good general use wine yeast for most fruits. When in doubt use this yeast. One of the more neutral yeasts available so that the fruit flavor is what comes through the most.

Cotes Des Blanc/ K1V-1126: These yeast strains are very good for fruit that produces a white wine look at the end. Wines such as apple or pear will work very well with this strain of yeast.

Pasture Red/ RC-212: You can count on these strains to be very good for most red wines. Works well with wild grapes, raspberry, or blackberry.

Pasture Champagne/ EC-1118: These strains can be used to make apple wine, but the wine will typically turn out very dry. We recommend using these in cases where it is hard to get fermentation started because the extra aggressive nature of these strains allows the yeast to overcome less than ideal fermentation conditions. Works well with high acid fruits.

Dont be afraid to try different strains of yeast because the yeast can play a large role in how your wine turns out. Each person is different in what they look for in a wine, and the yeast can make it possible for you to find that exact combination that you were looking for. There is no rule that says you can't use a Pasture Red yeast to make an apple wine. Give it a try; you might be surprised with the results.

A lot of people never think about what type of yeast to use with their wine. We believe that is because adding yeast to make wine is a relatively new concept. Years ago wine makers would place their fruit in a crock, or container, leave it open to the air and let what yeast was floating around start the fermentation.

There are some obvious draw backs to this, but many people made wine this way up to the 1960s and 1970s. Some people continue to make wine this way.

We do not recommend making wine in this fashion for many reasons, but here are just a few for you:

1.The wine does not always ferment. Very common issue when relying on airborne yeast to ferment anything.

2.The fruit goes bad before the wine starts to ferment. No CO2 to protect the fruit will lead to a strong chance that the fruit will rot before you even start making wine.

3.A bacterium is introduced before the juice begins to ferment. Now all you have is nasty vinegar that you shouldnt use.

4.Bugs carry the yeast to the fruit. Does anyone really want bugs to help make their wine? Children not included.

So, now you want to make wine, but youve got Grandpas old recipe which just says to leave the container open and it will start to ferment on its own. What do you do? Simple, you mix everything together just like normal, but you add your own yeast to the juice.

Hint: Make sure that you use a lid and airlock on your fermenter to prevent nasty things like bugs or bacteria from ruining your wine.

by: Midwest Supplies

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