Cideryeast Renaissance - Fresco

Renaissance Cider Yeast – Fresh Apple Aroma and Clean Fermentation

Key features

• Bright and excellent apple aroma

• Recommended for all cider styles: New World, English cider, French cider, perry, ice cider, New England, and apple wine

• Strong fermentation kinetics

• Does not produce H₂S

• Alcohol tolerance up to 15% vol.

• Compatible with malolactic fermentation (MLF)

• Fermentation temperature: 13–25°C, optimal 15–20°C

• Dosage: 20–35 g/hL

• Classically bred, non-GMO

Yeast description

Renaissance Fresco cider yeast is a Saccharomyces strain based on a unique yeast lineage that is naturally unable to produce hydrogen sulfide, ensuring a cleaner aroma profile and higher cider quality.

Renaissance Fresco Cider Yeast – Characteristics

• This yeast strain ferments bright, clean ciders with unique and outstanding aromas.
• Fresco produces distinctive and remarkable aromas with notes of red apples, pears and citrus, making it suitable for a wide range of cider styles including New World, English Cider, French Cider, Perry, Ice Cider, New England Cider and Apple Wine.
• With this cider yeast, Renaissance has developed a strain specifically bred for its exceptional fermentation performance in cider production.
• Renaissance Yeast is a leader in developing classic hybrid yeast strains that naturally prevent H₂S production.
• Cider produced with Renaissance Saccharomyces strains contains no hydrogen sulfide (H₂S).
• Renaissance Fresco cider yeast has a documented pedigree and is metabolically incapable of producing hydrogen sulfide, which, even at undetectable levels, can bind delicate aroma compounds.
• Bright and outstanding fresh apple aroma.
• Recommended for all cider styles including New World, English Cider, French Cider, Perry, Ice Cider, New England Cider and Apple Wine.
• Strong fermentation kinetics.
• Does not produce H₂S.
• Alcohol tolerance: 15% ABV.
• Compatible with malolactic fermentation (MLF).
• Fermentation temperature: 13–25°C, optimum 15–20°C.
• Recommended dosage: 20–35 g/hL.
• Classically bred, non-GMO.
• Renaissance Fresco is a Saccharomyces cider yeast based on a unique yeast strain that is naturally incapable of producing hydrogen sulfide (H₂S).

Cider Yeast – How to Use

You will need a suitable thermometer, as temperature control during yeast rehydration is essential for achieving the best fermentation results. 

1. Heat clean water to a temperature between 38–42°C. Use a volume of water equal to ten times the weight of the yeast being rehydrated.
2. Gently stir the yeast into the water and allow it to rehydrate for 20 minutes.
3. After 20 minutes, gradually add the juice or must to be fermented to the yeast suspension every 5 minutes, lowering the temperature by approximately 5°C each time. This allows the yeast to acclimatise gradually before pitching.
4. When the temperature difference between the yeast suspension and the fermentation vessel, carboy or tank is less than 10°C, the yeast can be added.

Please note: Directly pitching the dry yeast into the fermentation bucket, carboy or tank is not recommended if you want the best possible fermentation performance.

Download the Technical Data Sheet for Renaissance Fresco Cider Yeast from EuroYeast by Nordisk SelvForsyning here.

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