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Anyone out there have any recommendations as to which type of yeast to use on Rose hips?  You have 48 hours to choose!  :D ;)  Cheers, Tony.

Tony one of my books uses no yeast at all, it says that the natural yeast from the hips is enough, as long as you keep it at a steady warm temp of 70f (20c). The other book says general purpose or granulated.  DP

As it is crunch time, I shall have to look in the dictionary to find out the characteristics of the wine type of the yeasts I have and go for that.  Thanks for the reply.  I have always found a'general yeast' leaves a lot to be desired.  Cheers, Tony. ;D

After looking up various wine names in the dictionary to find out the characteristics, I've decided to plump for Sauternes type yeast as it is a sweet white, although I know the rose hip should turn out a Rosey.  Thanks once more for the reply.  Cheers, Tony. :)

Tony, hope it tastes delish! I have never used the different types of yeast, the main reason no wine shop around for miles! What is the difference between a GP yeast, and say a sauternes yeast? Thanks  ;D DP

There are a whole plethora? of yeasts available.  Port, Burgundy, Hock, Sauternes.  I believe these may be available off the 'interweb'  It may be worthwhile tracking them down (unican).  I try to match the fruit, veg, grain or flower to what I think the wine should taste like and the characteristics of such!.  An elderberry wine using Burgundy yeast is far far better than using a hock yeast.  It took me quite a few years of gradually getting more and more dissatisfied with the outcome using general purpose yeast.  Went to a wine makers club night once.  I thought ours was bad untill I tasted someone else' parrafin!  Cheers, Tony. :-*

 ;D  ;D  ;D But ours is delish, honest!! ;D  Have unfortunately just done a big order that should keep us going for years in campden tablets, nutrient etc! But next time will try some different yeasts. Thanks
Dp

Chamomile, roobois, green, peppermint, ginseng, or spearmint tea (alternate, for variety; later reintroduce rosehip).

Does rosehip wine turn out rose not red then please?

How many quarts of rose hips do you need for a gal?
We have some on one or two bushes. I might give it a whirl.

(I've used champagne yeast to make the crabapple wine with good results.)

thanks for information

Can anyone tell me if you use the whole hip?
last time i made it i was not sure so i took of the hard bit at the end furthest away from the stalk. It took ages and was a pain but i was worried that it might make the wine taste bitter.
I haven't tasted yet as like to leave for a year or two!
Thanks Anne

Top and tail hips best after a frost avoid low lying ones in the hedgerows (dogs)

Thank you Steve B, I like the bit about the dogs!