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So recently I wasted three entire packets of ec-1118 on a one gallon batch of cranberry wine, it just wouldn't start I belive to the acidity level, I ended up pitching two packets lol that didn't work, so I tried using a starter and that worked. Anyways I have three packets of Ec-1118 invested...

I'm currently in the process of making a banana wine and it's currently in a secondary fermentation, I'm not sure what a contamination looks like in secondary, so I just wanted an opinion if it was a contamination or not. I smelled the top of the airlock and it smells fine to me but what do I...

I was thinking of making a 5 gallon batch of wine using a 100 ounce can of clingstone peachs, the peachs have no preservatives added besides vitamin C. On top of these peachs I was going to add 10-15 cans of Minute Maid frozen peach concentrate which also has no preservative besides vitamin C...

I'm currently making a batch of blueberry wine following Jack Kellers recipe, it calls to stir the wine daily and rack when the wine reaches 1.040, but I'm just wondering would it hurt to allow the wine to hit closer to 1.000, the reason for this is to allow it soak more of the flavour of the...

I'm currently in the process of making wine out of a 20L pail of grape juice. I'm of the understanding Ec-1118 the same strain as premier cuvée has already been added to the pail. Am I free to add my preferred yeast strain as well? I'm looking for an opinion on this, the instructions say to...

Anyone have a nice sweet small batch about (4-4.5 L) blueberry wine using ec1118.I'd like to try it unfortunately I can only get that yeast but I have most other additives, Campden tabs,acid blend, yeast energizer and pectic enzym and dextrose ANY SUGGESTION IS A GOOD ONE IM A COMPLETE NOOB

Hello, I had some strawberrs left over in my freezer from months ago that we're starting to look a little burnt lol, so I decided to dig out an old hobby I had wine making, so I got all my old equipment out and discovered my yeast was two years expired (ec-1118) ;( so I decided to go ahead with...