Anything but residual-sugar wines
500g Red Star Premier Cuvee Wine Yeast
500 GRAM BRICK OF DRY WINE YEAST!
Species : Wine
Fermentation Temp Range (°F) : 45-95
Apparent Attenuation Range (%) : n/a
Flocculation : Low
Alcohol Tolerance : 18%
Pitching/Fermentation : Red Star Premier Cuvée Wine Yeast(Davis 796), a
strain of Saccharomyces bayanus from a French wine yeast, is a special
isolate of Red Star Yeast & Products.
This yeast has good tolerance to ethanol and free sulfur dioxide, and
ferments to dryness. Premier Cuvée is noted as a very low producer of
foam, urea, and fusel oils. It is recommended for reds, whites and
especially champagne.
Notes : This yeast is
reported to perform well restarting stuck fermentations. Winemakers have
remarked that Premier Cuvée is the fastest, cleanest, and most neutral
fermenter offered by Red Star.
Best Styles : Anything but residual-sugar wines
Looking for a Liquid or Dry Yeast Substitution? The brewers at Adventures in Homebrewing have tried most of them. The following are some suggestions that have worked for us.
Liquid Yeast Substitution : n/a
Dry Yeast Substitution : n/a