Yeast for fruit

[russellz]

What the better yeast to use for a fruit wine red star Montrachet or lalvin ec-1118


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[Yooper]

It depends on what kind of fruit.

For high malic acid fruits, I'd prefer something like 1122 (norbonne) as it metabolizes more malic acid than other wine yeast strains. But the differences between EC1118 and red star's montrachet are really negliglible.

 

[bighooligan]

I usually use redstar on most of them.

 

[Goofynewfie]

I use k1v-1116 for my wines

 

[gratus fermentatio]

What the better yeast to use for a fruit wine red star Montrachet or lalvin ec-1118


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Choose your yeast like you would choose a tool.
http://www.lalvinyeast.com/strains.asp

AND:
http://winemakermag.com/resources/yeast-strains-chart
Regards, GF.

 

[oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer]

Looks like 1118 or 1122 can handle about anything you feed it.

 

[Jacob_Marley]

Not all fruit has sufficient nutrition for montrachet (risking H2S formation). I'd go with the 1118. (or, manage the nutrients and other variables for hydrogen sulfide)

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I'm trying to find out
how to make wine at home from grape juice and my brother in law recommended Awsomic Wine Maker, has anyone tried it? (just google it)?

You'll find this useful:
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/starting.asp
Regards, GF.