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Product Identifiers
BrandLalvin
MPN018F40911
eBay Product ID (ePID)21031983893
Product Key Features
Alcohol Content16-18%
Ratings and Reviews
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- Jan 26, 2018
Excellent all-purpose strain
When used properly this strain is a monster. I have become a brewing addict over the past couple years and in the winter when I do not have access to affordable fresh fruit I have found that some frozen juices make pretty decent wine. They clear up really quickly and do not need much aging to taste OK. This is the strain I use when doing so. It can handle the fructose that most delicate strains of yeast give up on. Not to mention it does so very quickly. With a SG over 1.1 this strain will ferment the frozen juice and clear out in around 10 days. Pretty remarkable. I dont even use campden on those batches bc it ferments before any spoilage can occur. Just sanitize, dump the frozen concentrate in my fermenter, add warm water and bring it up to temp, add my nutrients and energizer and sprinkle a couple packets of this on top. Nutrients and energizer are a MUST with frozen juice from the store. This strain is not recommended when making wine from fruit as it leaves none of the 'essence' in the final product. It is just really good at turning sugar into alcohol :) and thats about it, but it does so very quickly and can tolerate higher gravity fermentations. Would possibly be suitable for distilling and isnt nearly as rough as a Turbo strain. Like I mentioned, I use it for a particular frozen concentrate recipe that I have almost perfected and it works very well in this scenario where other strains, including K1V, give up about 2/3 of the way through.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jan 19, 2021
Favorite yeast
My favorite wine yeast! If you are looking to buy this then you already know that it can reach 18% abv, where others only reach around 13, and bread yeast maybe 10 tops. It can also restart stuck fermentations from other yeast that reached their limit at a lower ABV (if there are sufficient nutrients in the must). Very highly recommended! And the shipping speed was excellent as well.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jan 16, 2018
LALVIN EC-1118 wine yeast
Have been using this yeast for years.Though it is targeted at fruit and white wines, it works well for mixed-juice red wine as well. This is a very energetic, hearty yeast which works better in cold conditions than any other wine yeast I've tried. It can resist and overcome airborne yeasts that might infect other fermentations. Only had 1 infected batch in the years I've used it, and that may have been bacterial.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 30, 2018
Great for wine or cider
I've made over a dozen batches of wine from kits and this yeast is the one included with every kit. Only had one batch not start and added another packet to get it going. I make hard cider with this yeast too and works perfectly.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 01, 2018
Great buy
I have been using this yeast for over 10 years and it is the only yeast I will use. I have exceeded 22% alcohol with this yeast and it also leaves no after taste. Very cleanVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 30, 2017
Perfect
Strong, Fresh, and Fast! Perfect fermentation with no under-taste. Was able to restart a batch after a month of fridge storage from using a lesser yeast. Will order again and won't use anything else.-TonyDVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 04, 2019
Great Yeast!
Works really well. I've experimented with using it making different wines and beers and am pleased with the outcomes.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 29, 2020
Homemade
this has the best taste win i make wine,10 times better than store bought , with this being a great deal ,w Win Win Deal. thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 10, 2018
Hearty yeet
Since it was winter when ordered, the product was nice and cold with no need for a cold pack. Yeast was fresh and reacted quicker than expected due to a high survival rate Would recommendVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 09, 2020
Heather Hopper
We’ve used this product many times and have had nothing but excellent experience from it! Highly recommend!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
