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Lalvin K1 V1116 Wine Yeast Home Brewing and Wine Making Supplies from American Brewmaster in Wine Yeast

Lalvin K1 V1116 Wine Yeast

Lalvin K1 V1116 Wine Yeast - The Killer Yeast

Great choice for light, fresh, crisp whites

For the fermentation of ice wines . It can also be used for rosé or basic red wines.
This yeast tends to express freshness of white grape varieties.
One of the more flowery ester producers (isoamyl acetate, hexyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate). These esters bring fresh floral aromas to neutral varieties or high-yield grapes.

MLF Compatibility: Inhibiting

Lag phase: Very short

Foam production: Low foam production

Whites: Strongly recommended

Rosé: May be used

Reds: Strongly recommended

Late harvest: Very recommended

Restart stuck Fermentation: Very recommended

Sensory effect: Esters

Temperature range: 10-35 °C

Fermentation speed: Fast

Competitive factor: Active

Alcohol Tolerance %: 12-14. Red & white grapes, and juices.

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Selected by the Institut coopératif du vin in Montpellier among numerous killer strains isolated and studied by Pierre Barre at INRA, the K1V-1116 strain was the first competitive factor yeast to go into commercial production and has become one of the most widely used active dried wine yeasts in the world.

The K1V-1116 strain is a rapid starter with a constant and complete fermentation between 10° and 35°C (50° and 95°F), capable of surviving a number of difficult conditions, such as low nutrient musts and high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) or sugar. Wines fermented with the K1V-1116 have very low volatile acidity, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and foam production.


The K1V-1116 strain tends to express the freshness of white grape varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Seyval. The natural fresh fruit aromas are retained longer than with other standard yeast strains. Fruit wines and wines made from concentrates poor in nutrient balance benefit from the capacity of K1V-1116 to adapt to difficult fermentation conditions. Restarts stuck fermentations.


Alcohol Tolerance %: 12-14. Red & white grapes, and juices.



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