Lowest wine yeast tolerance

[johnnync]

Whats the lowest yeast tolerance?

Im looking something around 10%

If I get one that goes to 10% what the highest it will go 12, 13%?

 

[Yooper]

I can't think of any that predictably go below 12%, and those can be pushed to 14% often. Most go 15-18% or so.

 

[OneCerebralSamurai]

Is there a reason that a neutral Ale yeast wouldn't be suitable for this?

 

[johnnync]

I dont know enough about yeast to answer that........although I was thinking about trying some beer yeast.

What im looking for is to make a semi-sweet wine without having to backsweeten.

Just not sure what flavor the ale yeast will have on a wine.

 

[DoctorCAD]

Do what the Italians do, cold crash then sterile filter.

 

[seanstermatic]

Wyeast 4184 tolerates to 11%. Wyeast Laboratories. Sweet Mead

 

[johnnync]

Anyone ever heard of poisoning yeast with sprit?

 

[GinKings]

Anyone ever heard of poisoning yeast with sprit?

That's how they make port and other fortified wines.

 

[ACbrewer]

got mead Got Mead - Mead (honeywine) making, mead drinking, mead recipes - Yeast: What to Use has the listing of yeast and tolerances.

However, as Yooper said, gettign below 12% is hard. There is one rated to 11% and iIve used it, but I've never tried it with mroe than an OG of about 1.085 (which will give you about 11%)