Unleash the perfect cider with Fermentis SafCider AB-1 Yeast! This is the ultimate choice for creating balanced ciders that tantalize your taste buds with delicate fresh apple and apple sauce notes.
Key Selling Points
- • Ideal for all cider types, even in tough fermentation conditions
- • Boasts a broad fermentation temperature spectrum from 10 - 30°C (50 - 86°F)
- • Has very low nitrogen requirements, making it cost - effective
DOSAGE
– 10 to 20 g/hl for first fermentation
– 30 to 40 g/hl for prise de mousse
USAGE
For all types of ciders even under difficult fermentation conditions.
SHELF LIFE
4 years from production date.
REHYDRATION PROCEDURE
Direct inoculation:
– Pour the yeast on the surface of at least 10 times their weight of must (possibly directly on the top of the tank or during tank filling after clarification).
– Gently stir to avoid or break clumps.
– Immediately transfer into the tank via a pumping over with aeration (or homogenize tank volume).
With prior rehydration:
– Pour the yeast on the surface of 10 times their weight of tap water at room temperature.
– Gently stir to avoid or break clumps.
– Wait for 20 minutes and transfer into the tank via a pumping over with aeration.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
– Excellent settlement strength even with its sensitive to killer phenotype
– Regular kinetic
– Broad fermentation temperature spectrum: 10 - 30°C (50 - 86°F)
– Very low nitrogen requirements: Ratio YAN**(mg/L)/Sugar(g/L) > 0.7
– Very good assimilation of fructose
– Maximum initial SO2 level recommended: 125mg/L
– High malic acid consumption (up to 1.5 g/L)
– Medium 2 - phenylethanol and isoamyl acetate producer.
Amylic notes can be enhanced especially when YAN/Sugar >1
Product Info Sheet
This Fermentis SafCider AB-1 Yeast is perfect for cider makers, whether you're a hobbyist or a professional. It can be used to make all types of ciders, from sweet to dry. You can use it in various fermentation conditions, even when it's a bit challenging. The yeast comes in a 5g package, and it has a broad fermentation temperature range of 10 - 30°C (50 - 86°F), so you don't have to worry too much about the temperature control. It also has very low nitrogen requirements, which saves you money on additional nutrients. With a shelf life of 4 years from the production date, you can stock up without worry.
