DV10
The Champagne strain: extremely neutral, tolerant of low temperature, low pH, high alcohol and high sulphite, and it compacts into a tight lees plug that riddles cleanly.
Alcohol tolerance
18%
10% - 18%
Temperature
10-30 C
10C - 30C
Highest must it will finish
31 Brix
about 1.135, giving 17.2 to 18.8% if it went all the way
Nitrogen demand
Low
Copes with a must short of nitrogen, which is what makes it safe for honey and fruit.
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Lalvin DV10
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Where it belongs
- Sparkling base
- Bottle refermentation
- Restarting a stuck wine
Pitching it
Rehydrate at the temperature the packet says, acclimatise it to the must temperature in stages, and pitch. This strain copes with far more than most, which is why it ends up in every difficult ferment.
Recipes on this site that use it
Other sparkling and high alcohol strains