Red Star Premier Cuvée Wine Yeast, 5g

Red Star Premier Cuvée, a strain of Saccharomyces bayanus from a French wine yeast, is a special isolate of Red Star Yeast & Products. One of the fastest, cleanest, and most neutral of all Red Star wine yeasts. Recommended for reds, whites and especially sparkling wines. Excellent choice for oak barrel fermentations. This yeast has good tolerance to ethanol and free sulfur dioxide, and ferments to dryness. Premier Cuvée is noted as a very low producer of foam, urea, and fusel oils. It is recommended for reds, whites and especially champagne. This yeast is reported to perform well restarting stuck fermentations. Alcohol Tolerance: 16%.