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product_id: 646503614
title: "Red Star Premier Cuvee Wine Yeast (5 Pack) - Great for Making Wine Cider Mead Kombucha at Home - 5 g Sachets - Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc."
brand: "capybara distributors inc."
price: "AR$33093"
currency: ARS
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reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/646503614-red-star-premier-cuvee-wine-yeast-5-pack-great-making
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region: Argentina
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# High ethanol tolerance 18% Fastest fermentation speed Wide temp range 10-30°C Red Star Premier Cuvee Wine Yeast (5 Pack) - Great for Making Wine Cider Mead Kombucha at Home - 5 g Sachets - Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.

**Brand:** capybara distributors inc.
**Price:** AR$33093
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🍷 Elevate your homebrew game with the yeast pros trust — ferment like a champ!

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- **What is this?** Red Star Premier Cuvee Wine Yeast (5 Pack) - Great for Making Wine Cider Mead Kombucha at Home - 5 g Sachets - Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Sold by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc. by capybara distributors inc.
- **How much does it cost?** AR$33093 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **High Alcohol Resilience:** Push your alcohol content up to 18% without compromising yeast performance.
- • **True-to-Varietal Aromas:** Preserves delicate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir notes for that authentic sommelier-level profile.
- • **Sparkling Wine Specialist:** Ideal for classic and Charmat sparkling methods, delivering signature bread crust and hazelnut aromas.
- • **Rapid & Clean Fermentation:** Experience the fastest, cleanest yeast that gets your brew ready without off-flavors.
- • **Versatile Temperature Range:** Ferments perfectly from chilly 10°C to warm 30°C, adapting to your home setup.

## Overview

Red Star Premier Cuvee Wine Yeast (5 Pack) offers a premium, fast-acting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain designed for home fermentation of wine, cider, mead, and kombucha. With a broad temperature tolerance (10-30°C) and high ethanol resistance (up to 18%), it ensures clean, dry fermentation while preserving varietal aromas, especially for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Perfect for crafting high-quality sparkling wines with classic flavor profiles, this yeast comes in convenient 5g sachets with a shelf life exceeding two years when refrigerated.

## Description

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Review: Great yeast for mead - Been brewing for a few months now and this is a great yeast! I used an EC118 strain and among to switch back to this because of speed and clarity.
Review: Great yeast - Kept my mead going for a long while to finish, then the yeasts kept going after 14 ABV, so did it's job.

## Features

- INCLUDES: 5 Packs (5 g sachets) of Red Star Premier Cuvee wine yeast
- Manufactured by Fermentis (Lesaffre) and Distributed by CAPYBARA Distributors Inc.
- The fastest, cleanest and most neutral fermenter in our product range. Able to ferment within a wide temperature range: 10-30°C (50-86°F). Yeast with a high tolerance to ethanol (till 18% vol.) and free sulphur dioxides. Ferments to dryness.
- Neutral strain allowing varietal aromas expression of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir either on the own or in blends. Produces characteristic aromas of the Champenoise method: bread crust, hazelnut, butter… Premier Cuvée is specially recommended for the prise de mousse of quality sparkling wines by valuing base wine varietal characteristics.
- WINE STYLES: Ideal for high quality sparkling wines processed with classic or Charmat method whose base wines are made up of Chardonnay, Pinot (Noir, Blanc and Gris) …Well adapted for the production of dry white wines with varietal expression (Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Gris)
- DOSAGE: 5g Sachet Makes 20 - 23L; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE: Up to 18%; FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE RANGE: 10-30°C (50-86°F)
- USAGE: The rehydration time should be between 20 to 25 minutes. This strain should be rehydrated in ten times its weight of sugared water or in a mixture of one-third of must and two-thirds of water. The mixture temperature should be 38/40°C (100/104°F). Stir during 20 minutes. Slowly sprinkle the culture media into 3 times the weight of the must in order for the yeasts to adapt to their new fermentation media (temperature difference, osmotic pressure, SO2), then wait for 10 minutes. This mixture can be added directly into the fermentation tank with uniform mixing. The difference of temperature between the rehydrated yeast and the tank should not exceed 10°C, optimum being 5°C.
- STORAGE: Shelf life of unopened vacuum pack at room temperature (20°C, 68°F) is up to 2 years. If kept refrigerated (4°C, 45°F), shelf life will exceed 2 years. After opening, use within 4 weeks. Store an opened package tightly sealed, under refrigeration, removing as much air as possible.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0BHTZPSJQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #102,248 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #50 in Winemaking Yeasts & Cultures |
| Brand | CAPYBARA Distributors Inc. |
| Brand Name | CAPYBARA Distributors Inc. |
| Container Type | Bag |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 45 Reviews |
| Flavor | Premier Cuvee |
| Item Form | Powder |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Package Weight | 0.04 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 5 Grams |
| Leavening Agent Type | Active Dry Yeast |
| Manufacturer | CAPYBARA Distributors Inc. |
| Number of Items | 5 |
| Number of Pieces | 5 |
| Size | 0.18 Ounce (Pack of 5) |
| Specialty | Vegan |
| UPC | 628693605182 |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great yeast for mead
*by A***R on January 18, 2026*

Been brewing for a few months now and this is a great yeast! I used an EC118 strain and among to switch back to this because of speed and clarity.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great yeast
*by M***W on December 29, 2025*

Kept my mead going for a long while to finish, then the yeasts kept going after 14 ABV, so did it's job.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It definitely ferments
*by K***N on October 27, 2025*

18 lbs of strawberries. 5 pounds of sugar. 7 gallon carboy. I just kept giving it more sugar until the yeast died. Delightfully enjoyable with heavy smuckers jam notes at the end.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-26*