SafCider AB-1

Balanced Ciders, Combining Delicate Fresh Apple and Apple Sauce Notes

Formerly known as SafCider™, SafCider™ AB-1 the best cider yeast for balanced ciders, combining delicate fresh apple and apple sauce notes.

Usage recommendations:

• For all types of sweet and dry ciders from fresh or concentrated apple juices.
• Delicate aromatic profile combining fresh (apple) and elaborated fruit (applesauce) notes with a balanced
  mouthfeel respecting cider structure. Please note that those observations are based on French cider recipe trials.
• Suitable for difficult fermentation conditions and mixes with sugar syrups.
   

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