582brew
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I'm sure this is a classic newbie question/mistake. I made my first batches of mead today. I used a packet of wyeast sweet mead and divided it between 2 one gallon batches. I boiled up the water and added the honey after I removed the pots from the heating element, then I let them cool at room temp for about an hour, then got rushed an put them in a cool water bath with some ice until the pots felt cool enough to handle and pour. I poured the first batch and added half the yeast packet. The mead was warm but I hope it wasn't too warm because its been about 6 hours and there is no activity in the airlocks. Am I being impatient? My cider batches seemed to have activity after 2 hours or so. Also, I see that the re-hydration temps for yeast are high, so how can a yeast have a re-hydration temp be around 100 when the temp of the mead has to be around 80 so the yeast aren't killed? I know I didn't have to rehydrate the wyeast, but I was curious anyway. Thanks for any help!