Ok heres my prob: It's my first time making strawberry wine, but i used the same yeast i would use for bread making instead of brewer's yeast. Never even thought of that fact until I got to the straining part. Did I do a no no? Did I ruin it? Is it drinkable? And what's the difference? Help! LOL
2006-07-19 21:50:09 · 3 answers · asked by mediaevalprincess 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Yes you can make alcohol out of it.... but it might be nasty. There are many many different strains of yeast for making alcohol. At a decently equipped home brewing store it is not uncommon to see at least a few dozen just for beer. The yeast I use for making wine if Red Star dry wine yeasts. They have several different varieties for different qualities that you may desire. There is info about them at the link.
2006-07-19 22:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Austin 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It might be fine, but the only way to tell is to taste it. All these yeasts are in the same family (Saccharomyces genus). The reason there are so many different strains is because each one has been selectively cultured by brewers to produce a different flavor. Most people don't realize just how much of a beer's flavor (and to a lesser extent, wine) comes from the activity of the yeast.
In earlier times, bakeries were usually located near breweries because they got their yeast from the brewer (fermenting multiplies yeast, but baking kills it).
2006-07-20 07:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by Beer Geek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even try to drink it.
2006-07-20 04:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by jennifae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋