5x Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet (Pack of 2)

Bought these to make mead. They work well. This was my second purchase. Will buy again next time.

Making wine and product is perfect. Fresh and the yeast started working on contact.

Hey y'all!This yeast is pretty good. I am a hobbyist with fermentation, and I've been using this yeast for most of the mead I've made. I take regular measurements with a hydrometer to check the alcohol content, and this yeast can easily take you to 18% ABV. I did get a few readings which worked out to ~20%, but I haven't gotten there reliably.I've also used it on some fruity ferments, and it worked out pretty nice.

Great item.

I primarily went with this yeast because I was a touch foolish and forgot to get any with the rest of my setup due to my primary supplier not carrying this one... and this one said it would ship in a day.A day later and I got a packet of yeast. Only one packet. The listing's for five, no? Fortunately Amazon sent me a fresh pack, with all five packets this time, even letting me keep the one that had already arrived.It ultimately worked out for my use-case. I'm only doing five-gallon batches, and only needed the one packet right away, so the fact I had to wait on the rest wasn't an issue at the end of the day. Doesn't mean I was about to spend over $7 on a single packet of yeast, though! Knocked off a star for the hassle, but even then... I came out ahead in the end.Beyond that, it's a fantastic yeast for any sort of fruit or honey ferment and my favorite workhorse for ciders and meads.

We have used this yeast many times and it always works. Pictured is a dragons blood mead and an experimental habanero/mango mead.

Great yeast, Tastes so much better than the Walmart yeast id used up to buying this type.The difference in flavor and alcohol content is HUGE!! I went from maybe getting 8% ABV with the Walmart yeast, to getting 12 even 13 percent with this yeast, and it tastes quite a bit better too.Granted its also more expensive, the Walmart yeast is dirt cheap three big packs for a buck. But considering how much stronger the ABV ends up and how much better this yeast tastes. I'm going to use this when I can afford too.

I've been a wine, mead, and cider maker for over 20 years and this seems to always be my choice. EC1118 is low foaming and produces compact lees for easier racking and it's productive over a wide range of temperatures. It's a very aggressive yeast that's also good for restarting stuck fermentations.I primarily make dry red wines, meads, ciders, and an occasional white wine. This strain is perfect for a these applications. You can't go wrong with EC1118

Le produit était de bonne qualité

I've used this yeast for years for brewing Mead. It's tolerant of higher alcohol content and a wide range of temps, so it's great for brewing in scotland, where it's glorious sun one day and snow the next.It cam take time even with nutrient unless you do 1 sachet per gallon. I ussualy go for 1 sachet per 2-3 gallons and get a good fermentation after a couple of months. Typically around 8 - 14 percent depending on what recipe i use.This yeast can give strong alcohol just make sure your must is well aerated, if not it will crawl at a snails pace.The yeast also rakes off well once fermentation slows.It is very prone to 2nd fermentation after bottling so i recommend using a neutraliser to kill the remaining yeast and stop fermentaion. You can add sugar to bottles to make it sparkling and not stop the fermentaion, just be careful. I have had glass bottles explode from this before. But if you have added a fermentation stopper such as potassium sorbate you will be fine.Taste wise it is a champagne or wine yeast so it's not intended for beer and doesn't give a strong flavour, instead it's a lighter flavour that works well in white wines or fruit wines also.Value wise you get what you pay for and it's worth every sachet

Activated no problem

Unbelievable how good this yeast is, across a wide temperature range. Did a fantastic job. Keep in the fridge until you use though. Was very quick but I did use a whole 5g packet across 2 gallons.

Great product, but no different than a commonly used bread yeast, had the same results with both, well packaged.