D-47 would be perfect for this wine and it has an ideal temperature range of 59F-68F. What kind of yeast came with the kit?It's called Summer Breeze Wild Berry White Zinfandel.
EC 1118 is a very vigorous yeast and has a wide temperature range - 50F to 85F. It probably isn't the best yeast for your particular kit but it's very forgiving and will ferment in almost any conditions, and that's likely why it's used in the kit.My apologies, I had to dig through the trashcan to find the envelope, but it is Lavin EC 1118, but the directions are emphatic and say to ferment at 70-75F. So I don't need to worry about the temp??
Can you expand on that? Is there somewhere I can read more about this? Why do you say it may benefit?Almost of the Lalvin yeast strains (D-47, K1V 1116, EC 1118, etc) I use for my wines and meads do well below 60F and, in fact, may benefit from cooler fermentation.