Best Lalvin Yeast For Wine

[Asparky]

OK your Ideas for the Best Lalvin Yeast For:

Blackberry - Elderberry steam juiced

30 day juice concentrate apple/ red & white grape /cherry

Thanks
RON

[goldseal]

K1V-1116 for the elderberry/blackberry (and most other stuff)

71B-1122 for anything with apples in

[lockwood1956]

RC-212 would also work for the Eldeberry/blackberry

[lockwood1956]

Having said that, you live where you can get the full range of Lalvin yeasts so I would likely go for Lalvin ICV-D254

but the K1V-1116 is a cracking yeast

[Asparky]

I cant get them all but my local home brew place sells the D47, RC212,
kiv1016 71B-1122, & the 1018 about $.59 to $.89 US I just picked a packet each as Im going to my cabin and make some wines this weekend.. the dry is a lot cheaper than liquid yeast and they sell the red star whatever series of yeast and some other stuff I dont have a clue... A lot of stuff for beer... a little for wine..

Thanks
RON

[NorthernWiner]

I cant get them all but my local home brew place sells the D47, RC212,
kiv1016 71B-1122, & the 1018 about $.59 to $.89 US

Ron,

I agree with the others that K1V or RC-212 are good choices for blackberry. For apple, you cant beat D47. Ferment apple cool - 60-65 F, if you can.

[Doug]

ferment apple cool. is this something to do with the fining stage?
i have a white grape and apple wine on the go at the minute.

[Duffbeer]

ferment apple cool. is this something to do with the fining stage?
i have a white grape and apple wine on the go at the minute.

No, white wines often benefit from a slower cooler ferment, it helps retain delicate flavours and bouquet.