Yeast
Bold Red/High Alcohol — Wyeast
Wyeast
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Lab
- Wyeast
- Product code
- 4946
- Form
- liquid
- Type
- ale
- Attenuation
- 70–80 %
- Temperature
- 16–29 °C
- Flocculation
- medium-low
- Alcohol tolerance
- 18 %
- STA1
- not published — treat as unknown
Description
A dominating red wine strain tolerant to eighteen percent alcohol, built for Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Syrah and any high-sugar must. It is also the usual choice for restarting a stuck fermentation.