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Components ranked by alcohol tolerance

18 % ABV

Lalvin EC-1118 has the highest alcohol tolerance in the dataset, at 18 % ABV.

Which component has the highest alcohol tolerance?

Lalvin EC-1118, at 18 % ABV, tops the 61 components we hold a published alcohol tolerance for. The full ranking is below.

#	Components	Alcohol tolerance
1	Lalvin EC-1118	18 % ABV
2	LalBrew CBC-1	18 % ABV in cider and mead
3	Mangrove Jack's M05 Mead	18 % ABV
4	Lalvin DV10	18 % ABV
5	Lalvin Clos	17 % ABV
6	Lalvin QA23	16 % ABV
7	Lalvin RC212	16 % ABV
8	Lalvin ICV D254	16 % ABV
9	Lalvin ICV D80	16 % ABV
10	Lalvin R2	16 % ABV
11	LalBrew Belle Saison	15 % ABV
12	Lalvin BM45	15 % ABV
13	Lalvin CY3079	15 % ABV
14	DistilaMax MW	15 % v/v
15	LalBrew Nottingham	14 % ABV
16	LalBrew Abbaye	14 % ABV
17	Lalvin 71B	14 % ABV
18	Lalvin ICV D-47	14 % ABV
19	LalBrew Diamond Lager	13 % ABV
20	LalBrew BRY-97	13 % ABV
21	LalBrew Verdant IPA	12 % ABV
22	LalBrew Windsor	12 % ABV
23	LalBrew Voss Kveik	12 % ABV
24	LalBrew Munich Classic	12 % ABV
25	Mangrove Jack's M41 Belgian Ale	12 % ABV
26	Mangrove Jack's M29 French Saison	12 % ABV
27	Mangrove Jack's M42 New World Strong Ale	12 % ABV
28	Mangrove Jack's M02 Cider	12 % ABV
29	Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale	12 % tolerance
30	Wyeast 3711 French Saison	12 % tolerance
31	Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison	12 % tolerance
32	Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity	12 % tolerance
33	Mangrove Jack's M31 Belgian Tripel	10 % ABV
34	Mangrove Jack's M44 US West Coast	10 % ABV
35	Wyeast 1056 American Ale	10 % tolerance
36	Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale	10 % tolerance
37	Wyeast 1272 American Ale II	10 % tolerance
38	Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale	10 % tolerance
39	Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen	10 % tolerance
40	SafAle US-05	9 to 11 % ABV
41	SafAle S-04	9 to 11 % ABV
42	SafLager W-34/70	9 to 11 % ABV
43	SafAle BE-256	9 to 11 % ABV
44	SafAle BE-134	9 to 11 % ABV
45	SafAle WB-06	9 to 11 % ABV
46	SafAle K-97	9 to 11 % ABV
47	SafAle S-33	9 to 11 % ABV
48	SafLager S-23	9 to 11 % ABV
49	SafAle T-58	9 to 11 % ABV
50	LalBrew New England	9 % ABV

Data as of 2026-09-05.

Components ranked by alcohol tolerance

Which component has the highest alcohol tolerance?

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