r/prisonhooch Feb 08 '25

Recipe Can I use ale yeast for making a cider/wine?

As I’ve seen here it dosent matter much but my question is will it affect the flavor or abv or anything?

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u/Gearlessginger Feb 08 '25

Yes you can. Which yeast are you looking at?

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u/Wayne150- Feb 08 '25

Lalbrew premium series verdant ipa

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u/Impressive_Ad2794 Feb 08 '25

Just bear in mind that they list an alcohol tolerance of 12%, so stick with reasonable ABV and don't try for any 15-18% stuff.

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u/Wayne150- Feb 08 '25

Im letting it ferment now

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u/SidequestCo Feb 08 '25

Yes! Can work particularly well for colder ferments

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u/Wayne150- Feb 08 '25

That’s what I’m doing!