[Cazzy]

Anyone know if you could get away with using bakers yeast instead of wine yeast?

[Space_Cowby]

if you are making turbo cider then yes, for wine not really. But i suppose it demands how keen you are to get drunk :-)

I bought wine yeast on Friday £1.25 a sachet so not too bad.

[Cazzy]

Thanx for the reply space cowby.

It is wine i'm making, I couldn't get wine yeast yesterday and the only homebrew store in Glasgow is on the other side of the city, sunday bus service n all that.

I'll just have to wait until tomorrow to get started, patience has never been my strong point but think i'd rather get the right stuff.

I'm starting off with some red pressed grape juice until i've gathered enough fruit to make the 'real thing'.  I've only ever used the kits before that come with everything in the lid so i'm looking forward to trying this out  

[SG6]

If you haven't visited the shop yet then do get a wine yeast, general purpose ones are fine and usually come in small tins holding enough for lots and lots.

Bakers yeast would ferment but the wine is likely to smell of bread, it won't be as strong and may not clear as well.

If you just want to make an odd demijohn or two you could buy a couple of the small sachets that are available.

[orfy]

I always try to have a spare just in case.
It's cheap enough to get an extra pack.

Bread yeast will make nasty wine.

[love-my-plot]

Agree, baking yeast will create a fluffy sediment. It also won't have a high tolerance level to alcohol, so best stick to wine yeast for good results