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product_id: 305950079
title: "2X Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L"
brand: "lalvin"
price: "₨176"
currency: SCR
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Lalvin"
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# 18% ABV tolerance 2x 5g sachets Wide 10-30°C range 2X Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L

**Brand:** lalvin
**Price:** ₨176
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🍇 Elevate your homebrew game with the yeast that pros trust!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 2X Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast 5g Sachet 18% Homebrew Wine Making 4.5L-23L by lalvin
- **How much does it cost?** ₨176 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/305950079-2x-lalvin-ec-1118-champagne-yeast-5g-sachet-18-homebrew)

## 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

- • **Dual Sachet Convenience:** Two 5g sachets treat 4.5L-23L, perfect for flexible batch sizes and consistent results.
- • **Fast, Clean, and Reliable:** Rapid fermentation with minimal foam and off-flavors, ensuring a crisp, refined finish every time.
- • **Versatile Temperature Range:** Operates smoothly between 10°C and 30°C, adapting to your homebrew environment.
- • **Champagne-Level Alcohol Tolerance:** Ferments up to a robust 18% ABV for bold, professional-grade wines.
- • **Nutrient-Independent Fermentation:** Ideal for fruit wines and meads, no extra grape nutrients needed—effortless brewing.

## Overview

Lalvin EC-1118 Champagne Yeast is a premium, gluten-free active dry yeast designed for home winemakers seeking professional results. With high alcohol tolerance up to 18% ABV, it ferments quickly and cleanly across a wide temperature range (10°-30°C). Packaged in two 5g sachets, it efficiently treats 4.5L to 23L batches, excelling in fruit wines, meads, and sparkling varieties without requiring additional grape nutrients. Trusted worldwide for its reliability, low off-flavor production, and excellent flocculation, EC-1118 is the go-to yeast for ambitious homebrewers aiming for crisp, refined wines.

## Description

2x Sachets 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: An excellent and reliable yeast - What's not to like about the performance of this yeast? Compared to those of years ago, this one is an absolute dream. It's quick to start (no faffing around with a started mixture, just pitch it in and away it goes), froths a little to start with but that normally goes away. It doesn't produce any off tastes that I've noticed but you do sometimes have to add some additional yeast nutrient, from halfway through the fermentation, when the yeast (in some cases) uses up all that's available. It ferments out very fast, is alcohol tolerant at normal wine concentrations - so no 'stuck' fermentations - and stops equally suddenly. The fermentation can produce some heat, and at normal room temperatures there's no need to keep the fermentation warm. When finished it settles quickly and stays firmly on the bottom of the container but in my experience it will allow you a few weeks to syphon your wine off without risk of the yeast causing any off tastes during that time. All-in-all an excellent yeast and an incredible improvement of the ones I used to use, when first starting off with this all in the early 1980s.
Review: It works - Used before very good general purpose yeast

## Features

- 2x Sachets
- EC-1118 is perfect for all wines, including sparkling & mead.
- Not dependant on Grape Nutrient so perfect for Fruit Wines
- High alcohol tolerance up to 18% ABV
- 5g Sachet Makes 4.5L-23L

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01CA5RA7S |
| ASIN  | B01CA5RA7S |
| Age Range Description | 18+ |
| Best Sellers Rank | 22,530 in Grocery ( See Top 100 in Grocery ) 22 in Champagne |
| Brand Name | Lalvin |
| Coin Variety 1 | Yeast,Champagne Yeast |
| Container Type | Bag |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (114) |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (114) |
| Diet Type | Gluten Free |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Item Form | Powder |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Package Weight | 0.01 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 5 Grams |
| Leavening Agent Type | Active Dry Yeast |
| Manufacturer | Lalvin |
| Manufacturer  | Lalvin |
| Manufacturer reference  | 30042 x2 |
| Number of Items | 2 |
| Number of Pieces | 2 |
| Product Dimensions  | 8 x 15 x 0.3 cm; 5 g |
| Size | 5 g (Pack of 2) |
| Specialty | GMO Free |
| UPC | 742128978563 |
| Unit Count | 10.0 Grams |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Lalvin
- **Item form:** Powder
- **Item package quantity:** 1
- **Item weight:** 5 Grams
- **Leavening Agent Type:** Active Dry Yeast
- **Number of items:** 2
- **Package weight:** 0.01 Kilograms
- **Speciality:** GMO Free
- **Unit count:** 10.0 Grams
- **Variety:** Yeast,Champagne Yeast

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can you use this for moonshine?**
A: I have never done that but i am sure you can its goid yeast but depending on how much your making you probbably will need alot . its nade ti give you a higher alcohol content .  my cider can put strong.  Good luck

**Q: should this packaged yeast be stored in the refrigerator prior to use?**
A: From the Manufacturer: 
"It is recommended to store Lalvin EC-1118™ yeast in dry conditions, between 4°C and 15°C, for optimal viability and product performance."

However, it's a very robust and reliable yeast strain.  If you keep it stored in the foil packet at room temp it can stay viable for a long time with robust and reliable fermentation kinetics.  Just don't expose it to air.  It will lose viablity.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent and reliable yeast
*by T***T on 29 October 2024*

What's not to like about the performance of this yeast? Compared to those of years ago, this one is an absolute dream. It's quick to start (no faffing around with a started mixture, just pitch it in and away it goes), froths a little to start with but that normally goes away. It doesn't produce any off tastes that I've noticed but you do sometimes have to add some additional yeast nutrient, from halfway through the fermentation, when the yeast (in some cases) uses up all that's available. It ferments out very fast, is alcohol tolerant at normal wine concentrations - so no 'stuck' fermentations - and stops equally suddenly. The fermentation can produce some heat, and at normal room temperatures there's no need to keep the fermentation warm. When finished it settles quickly and stays firmly on the bottom of the container but in my experience it will allow you a few weeks to syphon your wine off without risk of the yeast causing any off tastes during that time. All-in-all an excellent yeast and an incredible improvement of the ones I used to use, when first starting off with this all in the early 1980s.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It works
*by A***E on 13 December 2025*

Used before very good general purpose yeast

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does what it's supposed too
*by D***R on 29 January 2026*

Does what it's supposed too

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*Last updated: 2026-03-11*