Youngs wine yeast

[kate]

I just popped out to get wine yeast and picked up a tub called youngs wine yeast.

Now I've got home and looked again, I realised it doesn't specify if its for red or white wine. Is it for both?!

Cheers

 

[MattN]

Hi, yes... both.

Matt

 

[kate]

Perfect, thanks!

 

[Jonny69]

Yes, it's for both and it'll do both with acceptable results. BUT, if you want to make a white wine, a dedicated white wine yeast e.g. for Chardonnay or Champagne will make a cleaner, crisper, fresher tasting white. I've used Young's to make perfectly good blackberry wine, elderberry wine, cider and many different fruit juice WOWs.

 

[calumscott]

I don't use it anymore.

I made one good WOW with it and everything since has been a nightmare, getting stuck before it finishes etc.

I buy the specific yeast for the wine now, seems to be working out better. I guess in time (when I have more time) I'll culture them on and not have to buy everytime...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I use Youngs Wine Yeast, Super Wine Yeast Compound in all my wow variants and they always finish, i also add one tsp of nutrient to the gallon.

 

[kate]

I managed to get some more elderberries so I used it in a 5l batch of that. Will be interested to see if there's a difference in my 2 batches of elderberry wine with the different yeasts used then.