Question 1

Can I store unused packets of this yeast for 6-12 months?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can keep the unused packets in the fridge.

Question 2

How many gals does one pack of yeast yeild?

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The Cider House yeast will work for up to 5-6 gallons.

Question 3

What is the maximum alcohol percentage that this yeast will ferment to? I have cider that is starting at 1.05 SG and don't want it to be 9% alcohol.

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I just bottled a cyser (a mead made with apple juice) and it fermented out to just over 16% ABV, so given the right conditions this yeast can chew through a lot of fermentable sugars.  It fermented out dry at 0.997, so who knows, it might have been able to go even higher.

Question 4

I pitched this in a cider that started with og ~ 1.058, and after 6 days it seems to have stopped at ~1.012-1.014. should i add energizer? more yeast?

Accepted Answer

The yeast you pitched seemed to multiple and work at fermentation (reducing O.G. to current s.g.).  I usually add 1/4 tsp./ gallon “yeast nutrients “ (such as Fermax or Fermaid “O”), at the same time I add pectinase, at the onset of assembling the ingredients.  I usually use a sanitized wire wisk to entrain some air at the beginning, too.  My fermentation’s usually ferment quickly during the 1st week, then more slowly for 1-2 weeks more.  I will frequently rack the cider off the yeast, from primary to secondary after 2 weeks, and that seems to re-start the yeast airlock activity for a few days.  If the fermentation seems to stop or go more slowly, I will sometimes agitate the sealed fermenter to “rouse” the yeast, but the last 2 weeks (In secondary)  are always much slower.  My cider fermentations always seem to end at 1.009- 0.999, even with less-attenuating English Ale yeast.  I hope that helps!

ASIN	B00N2WGUPW
Best Sellers Rank	#59,163 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #48 in Active Dry Yeasts
Date First Available	August 27, 2014
Item Weight	1.76 ounces
Item model number	67-NH9U-TDX7
Manufacturer	Home Brew Ohio
Product Dimensions	4.2 x 3.5 x 0.1 inches

Cider House Select Premium Cider Yeast-3 Count

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