I make a wine from a variety called Bacchus (Sauvingnon Blanc style) in England,and am looking for a supplier of a yeast called Lalvin AC,which is specifically recommended for Sauvingnon Blanc style wines.This yeast is supposed to be particularly good at reducing the acidity of cool season and region wines. I am aware that Lalvin 71B also reduces the acidity,but it is not particularly noted for dry white wines. So I would be very pleased if anyone knows of a supplier (small quantity) of the yeast Lalvin AC. Michael
Acid reducing yeast Lalvin AC
Oct 27, 2011
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For questions regarding availability of Lalvin home winemaking products in your area, contact Keith Lemcke at snipped-for-privacy@siebelinstitute.com
HTH Charlie
Hi Charlie, My attempts to contact Keith Lemcke by the e-mail above keep failing.Would you be kind enough to forward my post directly to him? Best regards Michael
I've just done that to snipped-for-privacy@siebelinstitute.com maybe the email I gave you was munged
Charlie
Thanks,Charlie.I think the underscore between klem and @ is the problem.Or is it ...... In other words, I am not sure what the full e-mail to Keith is,so if you contact him,and he replies,I will know.
Michael
Here is what he said: Thanks for your inquiry. That strain is actually no longer available. I am inquiring with our technical staff to see what might be the best yeast for your application. I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Our tech guy thinks ICV GRE is the best choice. We don't make that in small sachets for home winemakers, but More Winemaking buys bulk packs of our yeast, including that variety, and repackages it for resale. You can order the yeast from them at
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Keith Lemcke Danstar & Lalvin Premium Yeast
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