Lalvin EC-1118 Wine Yeast

Lalvin EC1118 Wine Yeast has been selected in a famous sparkling wine region for its excellent properties in producing sparkling base wine as well as “in-bottle” secondary fermentation. The EC-1118 strain is recommended for all types of wines, including sparkling, and late harvest wines and cider. It is also great for making mead! It may also be used to restart stuck fermentations. This is the most popular and universal strain of yeast.

It is very resistant to osmotic pressure. Lalvin EC1118 is known for its robust and reliable fermentation kinetics. Its sensory contribution is considered neutral as it gives very little sensory contribution to the wine. It is used extensively in the world for the production of both white and red wines.

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