I am a home brewer who primarily brews beer, but does the occasional wine or cider to keep things interesting. I've yet to use this yeast for producing an actual win, so I can't comment on its value for that. What I can tell you is that if you're looking for a yeast that will help revive a stuck fermentation or to ensure that a finished beer is properly carbonated, this is a good choice.
When I have a beer that should attenuate more than it has, I'll sprinkle on a packet of this yeast and give it a week or two longer in the fermenter. This yeast seems to handle higher alcohol levels and ferment some sugars out that beer yeasts do not. I'll also often add this at bottling for high-gravity beers to ensure that the beers carbonate properly. It hasn't added any off-flavors that I can detect and seems to help increase carbonation when the original yeast has gotten "tired" and gone dormant or settled out.
I have bought this more than once. It makes great wine, etc. I have used it many times to make apple wine and a wonderful Korean rice wine called makgeoli more than once. This variety of yeast can survive a higher alcohol environment than most yeasts, and hence keeps going until it has either reached its limit or used up all the sugar. Therefore, by adding lots of sugar to already sweet mixtures, you can get a potent drink.
Really though, this is a great yeast with kick ass results. High alcohol and good fermentation makes this yeast a good buy and bubbling results. Used for Apple juice, grape concentrate and crushed grapes. They all turned out great. Don't use a whole pack for a gallon. A little goes a long way. One pack will work for 6 gallons easily. Less is more.
Update: Can leave a yeast taste if you use a whole pack for a gallon. However, for 5 gallons, it made a fantastic mead in 6 weeks. A bit dry... but very potent. I may add more sugar in my next batch. I still have to recommend!!! Try it!!!
I used it to make 16 gallons of apple wine from home made apple cider and 1.8 lbs/gallon of white granulated sugar. The vessels were kept at about 60 degrees F. and allowed to ferment for about 3 months. The results were excellent. A very clear, medium wine (alcohol 20%+) with a nice apple cidery flavor. You wouldn't want to drink too much though, since the alcohol content is rather high. I will definitely use this yeast again if I make more apple wine.
Correction: After re-calibrating my refractometer I obtained an alcohol by volume of 17% which seems more in line with what I would have expected.
I ordered this to make homemade ginger beer. I prefer my ginger beer to be ultra gingery so making it at home allows me to make it that way. When the recipe calls for just a few granules, follow the directions! I used a little too much of the yeast and ended up wearing the ginger beer in my hair when I opened the bottle. I use bottles with lids that clamp down. I plan on making my own root beer and apple cider next.
Feature Product
- A versatile yeast strain for all types of red and white wines especially sparkling wines and ciders
- A fast fermenting yeast that produces a clean, neutral flavor
- Excellent for re-starting stuck fermentations
- Alcohol Tolerance: 14-16%
- 5-Pack
Description
The Premier Cuvee yeast is a versatile strain that is recommended for all red and white wines. It is especially suited to making sparkling wines and ciders. It is one of the fastest fermenting yeasts and produces a clean, neutral flavor that allows the other wine flavors to emerge. The Premier Cuvee yeast is a also good choice for restarting stuck fermentations. It has a good tolerance to ethanol and free sulfur dioxide and will typically ferment to total dryness. It is noted for being a very low producer of foam, urea, and fusel oils and is a strain of Saccharomyces bayanus of French origin. Temperature Range: 17° - 35°C (45°F - 95°F). Certified kosher. 5 grams per pack.
It's good stuff, it was the first yeast I have purchased that smelled good. I know that's an odd thing to say, but it almost smelled like something that had been toasted. Intrigued to find out what it tasted like after fermentation I started a batch of cider. It is now complete (it's not 100% done, but in it's still state I can accurately judge it) there is no yeast flavor added to the brew. My cider is very basic, I don't like it fancy but I also don't like to taste anything other than the cider. With this yeast I got a good batch (5 gal) and can't wait to start the next.
[tl;dr] This yeast does a good job, and was able to provide about 12% abv in a short time with no off flavors.
This yeast had no problem getting going very strongly when I sprinkled even a partial packet in a gallon of must. I've used a few packets, and I've got plenty of packets in the fridge waiting to go. I didn't know how yeast would do coming from an Amazon warehouse and being shipped in warm weather, but I had it shipped to Texas in April with no ill effects. It's working great.
I'm just starting out making my own hard cider, and after reading the reviews this is an all-around yeast supposedly working in many different temperature ranges. And everything I read is true it's a fast fermentation with no sulfur smell
Red wine all the time. 18 cans of juice. 7 lbs of sugar and the Premier Cuvée.
This is the best yeast I have used for mead. The wide latitude in working temps make it ideal. One packet does 6 gallons and leave no after taste.I have used others but this is the one I will continue to use.
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