"Negodki" > wrote in message >...
> "David Savige" > wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone had successfully used any different yeasts
> > with the Brew King Selection Estate Columbia Valley Riesling kit, or if
> > it's more advisable to use the Lalvin EC 1118 that comes with it.
>
> Different yeasts have different (flavour and performance) characteristics.
> The one that comes with the kit has been selected because it has the
> characteristics that go with the wine being made.

Sorry, but I disagree. EC-1118 is usually put in kits because it's
hard for someone to kill. It has a wide temperature range, higher
alcohol tolerance, is a killer strain. In short, it's used because
it's about as fool proof as you can get, not because it matches the
wine being made. It's one of the last I would pick for a Riesling.

I used ICV D-47 on a Riesling with good results, but it's a more
finicky yeast. 71B would probably also be a decent one to use.

Andy