Lalvin EC-1118 same as RedStar Premier Curvee?

Everything I've ever read says they are the same strain. However, if you want EC-1118, there is no need to rely on your local supplier. Find a mail order supplier near you and get a few packs mailed out to you. Dry yeast is very tolerant of shipping, it's lightweight so you won't run up a big shipping bill, and it will keep for a couple of years in the fridge (assuming you buy from a good supplier that isn't dumping off old yeast packs).

Brian

It's getting harder and harder to find a local supplier. We had two good ones in the north Baltimore area when I started making wine in 1997 and now they're both shut down. I've been ordering over the Internet from Grape and Granary in Akron, Ohio, for several years now and have always gotten good service and quick delivery. Their URL is:

Paul

At winemaking.jackkeller.net/strains.asp, it reads 39-96F and that is mildly inaccurate.

At consumer.lallemand.com/danstar-lalvin/ec1118.html, it reads 7-35C (45-95F).

I have always read they were the same, but the finished product does not taste the same to me. Ask your LHBS to put 10 packs of EC-1118 aside for you.

Dick

I do order a lot of my yeast. But I do not order it in the summer. I do not trust ordering it when it may experience shipping temperatures in a delivery vehicle that may exceed 120 degrees.

Ray