satxwineguy
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I'm about to start my second wine, Montepulciano from a Winexpert Selection kit. I didn't really want to do another kit, I want to graduate to freestyling, but I haven't been able to source grapes or find concentrates in quantity. Anyway, that's a different subject. I'm rambling. Ooh, look, squirrel!
Anyway, here's the thing. The kit came with a packet of Lalvin yeast, EC-1118. Below that "model number", it has two lines: "Saccharomyces cerevisiae", and then it says "Sparkling wines". Here's the exact packet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lalvin-EC-1118-Yeast-Lallemand-Inc/dp/B002LQBSIO. Part of the Amazon description also says it's good for sparkling wines.
I've not heard of a sparkling Montepulciano, and nothing on or in the box suggests it should be a sparkling wine. I don't want it to sparkle. I want it to amaze and inebriate.
Is this the wrong yeast to use for this wine?
Anyway, here's the thing. The kit came with a packet of Lalvin yeast, EC-1118. Below that "model number", it has two lines: "Saccharomyces cerevisiae", and then it says "Sparkling wines". Here's the exact packet on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lalvin-EC-1118-Yeast-Lallemand-Inc/dp/B002LQBSIO. Part of the Amazon description also says it's good for sparkling wines.
I've not heard of a sparkling Montepulciano, and nothing on or in the box suggests it should be a sparkling wine. I don't want it to sparkle. I want it to amaze and inebriate.
Is this the wrong yeast to use for this wine?
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