Yeast List??

MeadWitch · Nov 11, 2010

I have been on this site for a little while now and have been taking notes (believe it or not) pertaining to the different types of yeasts that can be used and how they interact with different fruits, juices and honeys. Everytime I read a post commenting on a different yeast, I jot it down in my brewing notebook.

My question is has anyone ever posted a compilation of yeasts and their characteristics? Some yeasts are just better with stone fruits than they are with berries. Some are better with apple juice, etc. Some make better cider than wine and vice versus.

Just wondering............

bob1852 · Nov 11, 2010

There's that stickied thread in the cider forum that deals with yeast - and Schramm's book deals with yeast types for meads....

MeadWitch · Nov 12, 2010

Thanks AZ, I'll look there.

GTG · Nov 12, 2010

This may not help much but it's worht a look at if you haven't seen it already -
http://www.lalvinyeast.com/strains.asp

GTG

Fletch78 · Nov 12, 2010

There is such a list... but it is not on this site.

Yooper · Nov 12, 2010

Jack Keller has a comprehensive list of yeast strains, and the characteristics of each, on his website. It's not just for mead, as it's a winemaking site, but it's very helpful and I use it all the time as a resource.

MeadWitch · Nov 13, 2010

Thanks everybody!

LightningInABottle · Nov 16, 2010

Link to list
http://www.gotmead.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=625&Itemid=42

mikefox · Nov 16, 2010

Here is a list with a lot of yeast strains,it has a lot of info on them like the name from different producers like Lalvin EC1118=Gervin Varietal C:
http://www.brsquared.org/wine/CalcInfo/yeasts.htm

malkore · Nov 17, 2010

the Narbonde 71-B is becoming a very popular yeast for making great mead that doesn't take a year to age to peak flavor (or longer).

staggered nutrient additions, degassing CO2 in the primary, watching pH so it doesn't get too acidic...these also all help to produce a better mead regardless of the yeast.

jfkriege · Nov 17, 2010

I am also a big fan of the 71-B. It is becoming my house strain for fruit wines and meads.

Joshua

mikefox · Nov 18, 2010

So is 71-B better than D47 for something like a 14% sweet mead?

MeadWitch · Nov 18, 2010

LightningInABottle said:
Link to list
http://www.gotmead.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=625&Itemid=42

This was exactly what I was looking for! Kudos!

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