Lalvin K1-V1116 Wine Yeast (10 Pack) - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.

I normally use the lalvin 118 but decided to give this a try after reading about it helping retain more flavour and gain higher abv. It's easy to use. If you add to a starter, make sure temp is 30-35C. The label says to make it a touch warmer but i found it was a bad start. Maybe too warm. It is picky about nutrients too. So make sure you do add yeast nutrients to your batch and will take off after 24 hours. I used this for a batch of Mead SG indicted a potential abv of 12% and it fermented completely to a sg of 0. Much faster and had more flavour than the usual 118 i ised before. It won't be to everyones preference. But well worth atry. If you aren't using it anytime soon store the sachets in the fridge to keep the yeast good. Good quality and value. Recommended.thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful

Used it to make cider. Working well

Fermented really well. Takes probably longer than average to ferment but no off flavours or aromas were produced, which is rare for the type of homebrewing I’m doing. Paired well with fermaid o

I use this for rhubarb wine and ciders! Great product and pre measure help alot

Tricky to get started but once started good strong fermentation

Half way through a second batch of these making a DJ of wine at a time , works well no stuck or failed brews.

Great product easy to use for the novice wine maker! Fast delivery and great price thanks

K1-V1116 is one of the best high strength yeasts but also suitable for actually making things that taste nice unlike champagne yeast or turbo yeast £1 per pack is the best ive found so far

Great for my fruit wines. Fruits come from my garden and this yeast ferments everything perfectly making good wines

Schneller start, glaube sogar dass die Hefe eine ganz gute Alkohol-Toleranz hat, d. h. aber nicht dass da 30%iger Sprit bei rauskommt, es ist Wein-Hefe, keine Destille 😀. Aber das Ergebnis beim Met war sehr lecker.

Excellent yeast for wine and mead. Quick starter and going strong. Fresh pack date not most past used date. Will buy again.

I've used this yeast strand many times and have always found good results for high ABV mead. It ferments dry as long as there is enough air put into the must before pitching the yeast. I wish that it came in a smaller 2 or 3 pack instead of 5 or 10. I typically don't use the whole pack in one batch of brewing, and the rest goes bad by the time I brew again. I store mine in the fridge to last longer, which does seem to work better than a cupboard.

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