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product_id: 119801386
title: "Lalvin Sparkling Wine Yeast EC-1118 Sachet 5g - Ideal for Making Cider and Champagne Style Wines"
brand: "lalvin"
price: "27 zł"
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reviews_count: 13
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# 18% ABV tolerance 5g sachet treats 4.5-23L 10-30°C wide range Lalvin Sparkling Wine Yeast EC-1118 Sachet 5g - Ideal for Making Cider and Champagne Style Wines

**Brand:** lalvin
**Price:** 27 zł
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🍇 Elevate your homebrew game with the yeast that sparkles like champagne!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Lalvin Sparkling Wine Yeast EC-1118 Sachet 5g - Ideal for Making Cider and Champagne Style Wines by lalvin
- **How much does it cost?** 27 zł with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- lalvin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted lalvin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Robust Alcohol Tolerance:** Push your brews to bold 18% ABV without breaking a sweat.
- • **Wide Temperature Flexibility:** Ferment confidently from crisp 10°C to warm 30°C environments.
- • **Clean, Neutral Flavor Profile:** Let your fruit’s natural character shine with minimal off-flavors.
- • **Versatile for All Fruit Wines:** No grape nutrient? No problem—ideal for cider, mead, and hedgerow wines.
- • **Champagne-Level Fermentation Power:** Harness the yeast trusted by top vintners for sparkling perfection.

## Overview

Lalvin EC-1118 is a premium dried active yeast sachet (5g) designed for sparkling, cider, mead, and all fruit wines. It boasts a high alcohol tolerance up to 18% ABV and operates efficiently across a broad temperature range (10-30°C). This versatile yeast requires minimal nutrients, making it perfect for non-grape fermentations, and delivers fast, clean fermentations with low foam and off-flavors. Ideal for professional and hobbyist winemakers aiming for crisp, refined brews.

## Description

LALVIN EC-1118 Dried Active Yeast The EC-1118 strain is recommended for all types of wines, including sparkling, and late harvest wines, mead and cider. If you could only choose one yeast to have in your cupboard, this would be the one. Lalvin EC-1118 (Champagne Yeast) (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Bayanus) It works well with brews that are “Grape Nutrient Deficient”. In other words, wine made from fruit other than grapes. Cider, Mead, Country and Hedgerow Wines etc. because it doesn’t require much nutrient. 5g Sachets - Treats 4.5L-23L (1 to 5 Gallons) Lalvin are probably the best yeast in the world. They are definitely the most popular yeast in the world. EC-1118 is selected from Champagne fermentations in the Champagne Region. For this reason, it is often referred to as Champagne Yeast, but EC-1118 is actually a great all-rounder.- High alcohol tolerance (18%) - It can be used to restart stuck fermentations. - It ferments very fast. - It has a wide temperature range from 10° to 30°C (50° to 86°F) - High osmotic tolerance - Extremely low production of foam, volatile acid and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - Good flocculation with compact lees - A relatively neutral flavour and aroma contribution. The EC-1118 strain is recommended for all types of wines, including sparkling, and late harvest wines and cider. GMO & Gluten free - Follow the instructions on the packet. We carry the full range of Lalvin products (by Lallemand) 067031000119

Review: Brilliant yeast for sake - This is now my favourite yeast for sake, which is the only homebrew I make. I've tried a few different yeasts, from a specialist sake variety which was too terrifyingly vigorous for my newbie skills to baking yeast (traditional for doburoku) but this one has given me consistent results and a floral / fruity style. The description says the yeast contributes a neutral flavour and aroma, so the floral/fruity element is from the koji characteristics standing out. I think it's ideal for homebrew sake because it does well at low temperatures, and in my limited experience even lower than the manufacturer states. When I started brewing a year ago, I was advised to ferment sake as cold as I could get it to increase the complexity of flavour, so whenever I've had room at the bottom of the fridge and the patience to wait a few more weeks, I've fermented small batches there from start to finish at 5C (not planned, just what the fridge temp happened to be) and they've been by far the best. I didn't originally set out to make clear sake – I wanted a nigori or doburoku type – but this yeast gives me crystal clear sake without any need for filtering just by cold-shocking it in the fridge after it's finished fermenting at room temperature. The sediment drops out very cleanly and there's still plenty of doburoku-type left if I pick the right moment to siphon off the clear layer. The image shows the latest batch in a patterned sake glass (from desertcart Japan) and you can see just how clear it ends up. The sake lives at the bottom of the fridge anyway once bottled because I don't pasteurise it, and it still carries on fermenting slowly for months. Great little yeast – you can't really go wrong with it.
Review: Champagne Yeast - Great, used it to make elderflower champagne

## Features

- EC-1118 is perfect for all wines, including sparkling & mead.
- Not dependant on Grape Nutrient so perfect for Fruit Wines.
- 5g Sachet Makes 4.5L-23L
- High alcohol tolerance up to 18% ABV
- Wide temperature range from 10 to 30C (50 to 86F)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07QD5QZSD |
| Best Sellers Rank | 14,555 in Grocery ( See Top 100 in Grocery ) 63 in Baking Powder & Raising Agents |
| Brand | Lalvin |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (703) |
| Date First Available | 30 April 2009 |
| Item Weight | 10 g |
| Model Number | 30042 |
| Product Dimensions | 8 x 8 x 0.3 cm; 10 g |
| Special Features | gluten_free |

## Images

![Lalvin Sparkling Wine Yeast EC-1118 Sachet 5g - Ideal for Making Cider and Champagne Style Wines - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kua0MjTOL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can I use this yeast for cider ?**
A: I used this yeast for cider because I wanted secondary fermentation in the bottle (Champagne method) and it worked a treat. Not sure it turned out like apple wine, but it tasted very much like the mass market one with bows & arrows :)

**Q: Is this the same as brewers yeast please? Need it for a recipe for cookies.**
A: Hi

 This is a wine yeast and is not the same as brewers yeast as brewers yeast used for making beer. 

We do sell a suitable yeast for your needs so I have popped a link to it below for you

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0925FQY4T?ref=myi_title_dp

Hope this helps

Bigger Trading t/as BiggerJugs

**Q: Please can there be a strp by step instructions for jail juice beginning to end**
A: If you mean some sort of clandestine brewing (or any sort of brewing), basically mixing a yeast with fruit juice or sugar water will create alcohol.  Put a bit of cloth over the top half of the container with an elastic band so it can breathe but keep bugs out.  Screw a cap on if you want it fizzy.  Loosen the cap now and then is you don't want it to explode.  Search online "How to make drinking alcohol".

**Q: do you deliver to Portugal?**
A: Sorry but we do not deliver to destinations outside of the UK via Amazon any longer.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant yeast for sake
*by K***S on 18 December 2022*

This is now my favourite yeast for sake, which is the only homebrew I make. I've tried a few different yeasts, from a specialist sake variety which was too terrifyingly vigorous for my newbie skills to baking yeast (traditional for doburoku) but this one has given me consistent results and a floral / fruity style. The description says the yeast contributes a neutral flavour and aroma, so the floral/fruity element is from the koji characteristics standing out. I think it's ideal for homebrew sake because it does well at low temperatures, and in my limited experience even lower than the manufacturer states. When I started brewing a year ago, I was advised to ferment sake as cold as I could get it to increase the complexity of flavour, so whenever I've had room at the bottom of the fridge and the patience to wait a few more weeks, I've fermented small batches there from start to finish at 5C (not planned, just what the fridge temp happened to be) and they've been by far the best. I didn't originally set out to make clear sake – I wanted a nigori or doburoku type – but this yeast gives me crystal clear sake without any need for filtering just by cold-shocking it in the fridge after it's finished fermenting at room temperature. The sediment drops out very cleanly and there's still plenty of doburoku-type left if I pick the right moment to siphon off the clear layer. The image shows the latest batch in a patterned sake glass (from Amazon Japan) and you can see just how clear it ends up. The sake lives at the bottom of the fridge anyway once bottled because I don't pasteurise it, and it still carries on fermenting slowly for months. Great little yeast – you can't really go wrong with it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Champagne Yeast
*by J***N on 9 June 2025*

Great, used it to make elderflower champagne

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Working well.
*by N***S on 30 October 2025*

Is giving a very vigorous fermentation in my cider. The link to the instructions did not seem to work.

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