Other Range red MYO

[Sauvignon plonk]

Hi all
I have purchased a red wine kit from the Range (30 bottle kit)on opening the box the yeast was missing can anyone advise me of what type of yeast to buy and the amount required.
Thanks in advance

 

[salcoco]

A 5 gram pack of EC1118 is a good conservative choice

 

[Juniper Hill]

I'd go with EC 1118. It's pretty much bullet proof. Most kits use it.

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

Thank you Juniper

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

Isn’t that yeast for sparkling wine and champagne ?

 

[salcoco]

can be used for that as an yeast can be.

 

[Juniper Hill]

Salcoco is quite correct. EC 1118 is suitable for whites, reds and sparling wines. High alcohol tolerance and not too finnicky. That's why it's typically the go to yeast for most kits.

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

Thank you both I get some and start !!

 

[winemaker81]

I agree that EC-1118 is a good, general choice. However, any red wine yeast is also a good choice. If you have a specific grape variety, some are better choices than others, but all work fine.

There are numerous charts that describe the various yeasts available -- I have this one bookmarked.

https://winemakermag.com/resource/yeast-strains-chart

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

That’s a great chart thank you winemaker 81