Lalvin Wine Yeast EC-1118 10pk

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 3,838 ratings

Price: 9.74

Last update: 01-11-2025


About this item

Dried Active Yeast
Wine Yeast
Great for fermenting

Top reviews from the United States

Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Good yeast
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
Good yeast for my Blueberries
JCG
5.0 out of 5 stars Great mead yeast!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
This yeast showed up fast, well-packaged and fresh. I use it to make a 12-14% dry honey mead that only gets aged 2 months maximum before being consumed.

This yeast is a very fast starter. It makes a robust kreuzen (yeasty head) at first but then it gets heavy and drops down at about 36-72 hours. That is when the fermentation really goes fast. At 70 degrees f and with good nutrition this really makes the air lock sing with bubbles!

It finishes dry (in a 12-14% scenario) in 2-3 weeks and it flocculates to a nice clarity at that point. I add bentonite clay to accelerate clarity just because we drink the mead very young, no aging. I have never had this yeast stall out or slow start.

I have used this yeast with synthetic nutrients and it peaks very early. Now, I brew with natural nutrients and it is very steady. Either way it is still a fast starter, consistent producer and a fine finisher. In fact, I love the way this finishes with a high floral trait/tag when you use a raw and unfiltered honey. When I uncork my EC-1118 mead made with raw honey it smells like a bouquet of flowers, but it will get you drunker than Cooter Brown.

This is the only mead yeast for me since I brew at about 65-80 degrees f and do not age my meads much. Compared specifically to D-47: D-47 would give some off flavors near 80 degrees f fermentation and it needs to be aged longer.

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Nicholas Roudas
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple to Use, Gives a Good ABV
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
Allowed me to make my own wine and gave a respectable 12% ABV. Would buy again.
MiltEdw
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Go Wrong!
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023
Bought this product because the yeast included in the wine kit took too long to start the fermentation process. Lalvin yeast doesn't have that problem. After building the must, I dropped Lalvin and started seeing results within 24 hours, i.e. fast fermentation starter.
Brent Heitzman
4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for the amount you get
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
Bought for a few batches of wine and had more left over for future use
Glenda7412
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for making cider
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015
My latest foray into huge DIY projects is brewing my own cider. It sounds like an extremely daunting task, but after watching a couple of youtube videos on people making their own, I figured that it wouldn’t be the most difficult of tasks. I opted for pre-pressed cider for the first run, and flavored it with maple syrup and a little cane sugar for sweetness. Exactly one week later, I prepared my second batch, and this time I included a bit of the Lalvin’s Wine Yeast, honey, and a little bit of cane sugar. One week after that, I went for cane sugar, Lalvin’s Wine Yeast, and my favorite  Citric Acid Powder - Ultra Fine Pure Powdered Crystals - Natural Preservative Food Grade Quality (16 oz) , Nature’s Candy. Winter soon turned into (less winter? definitely not spring) and it was time for me to bottle my different ciders. Honestly, this next part is going to sound a bit like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but I tried the first batch, whoa way too sweet for me (but my teenage stepsister adored it) the second batch was better, but a little lackluster for me, and the third was absolutely delicious. I think it was the combination of the wine yeast, which gave it a bit of effervescence, and the citric acid, which gave it a little kick. The third batch was very well balanced, and I absolutely loved it. In terms of the ingredients, they’re all very easy to reuse, obviously cane sugar, honey, and maple syrup are all household items. and the citric acid is honestly the best household cleaner I’ve ever used, and you can also use it in tons of food stuffs. As for the wine yeast, I’m actually going to give making my own wine a try, although I’m a little more concerned with how the results are going to be for that one. Anyway, I definitely recommend it, and I think it works perfectly for its purpose.
R K Isabell
5.0 out of 5 stars Yeast, yeast, yeast!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023
My order came promptly and there's a good deal of yeast so I can experiment with making a few different types of wine. I look forward to a long and pleasant relationship with this product.
Standng
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, great for the beginner or pro
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019
I'm fermenting one gallon of pasteurized, no preservatives Apple Juice, After emptying some of the juice from the gallon container to make room I Added 2.5 cups sugar, put the bottle cap back on and shook to dissolve, added 1 tsp EC1118, put the bottle cap back on and shook again. Took off the bottle cap and Added airlock (can use a balloon over the mouth of bottle adding several pinholes to the ballon so the fermentation gasses can escape), and placed bottle In an area of my home that might reach 65-F degrees. It's a Low foam yeast, so spillover is less likely. Now it's percolating/bubbling away after a few hours. Lower fermentation temps usually translate into slower sugar to alcohol conversion time. If EC1118 is anything like Beer lager yeast slower usually translate into a better flavor profile. I look forward to the end result. to make a sparkling wine After 10 days fermentation I'll replace the bottle cap tightly on bottle and store in the fridge for one week before I start drinking it. Else let sit for a couple more weeks with the airlock still attached to make regular wine. Either way when its ready store in your fridge. There will be sediment on the bottom of the bottle. I could siphon the wine off into another clean bottle to eliminate the sediment. Either way, drink ASAP. If it's (very Dry) I'll add a little regular apple or other juice to each glass I pour to sweeten it. This yeast gives me choices.

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