[Sca-cooks] Mead Yeast
Jehan Yves de Chateau Thiery
jehan.yves at signofthetiger.com
Sat Dec 8 14:32:16 PST 2007
At 01:06 PM 12/8/2007, you wrote:
>These are good points. Unfortunately there is only one local store
>from which I can get my brewing supplies. They stock champagne,
>wine, and ale yeast but not mead yeast. I may be able to order it
>through them though. For those who have brewed using mead yeast,
>about how long does it take for it to finally give up the ghost?
>
>No I didn't try burning it. But maybe I should have tried to sell
>it as some sort of fule. At least it would not have been a complete waste.
>
>Rocas
Try using Lalvin D-47 wine yeast. It only has an alcohol
tolerance of around 14%. You can look at a chart giving you info on
lots of yeasts at
http://winemakermag.com/referenceguide/yeaststrainschart/
JehanYves
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