Mead Yeast Starter?

[sljohnson]

I have made starters for beer quite often but I have never done it for mead or wine. Can you do it for mead? If so would you use DME or honey, or dextrose? Need a little help here. Thanks.

 

[mdabbles]

I've never used starters for mead, I just add a good dose of nutrients and aerate the hell out of it. Mead has delicate flavors, so I wouldn't use anything that would detract, such as malt extract (unless you are looking for that effect).

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[loveofrose]

I use starters for 5 gallons or larger in which I am not using dried yeast.

In a 2 liter flask:
Stir bar, preferably cross shaped
6 oz of honey
1 tsp GoFerm
Water up to 1.5 liters
Pitch yeast and place on stirrer for 1-3 days.

 

[fatbloke]

Or you can just do as is routine for most of us and just rehydrate the yeast as per the pack instructions - with the appropriate amount of GoFerm if you have some......

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Dry wine yeasts also run pretty cheap so you can always buy a couple extra packs to pitch if you feel the need.

 

[RegarRenill]

I use starters for 5 gallons or larger in which I am not using dried yeast.

In a 2 liter flask:
Stir bar, preferably cross shaped
6 oz of honey
1 tsp GoFerm
Water up to 1.5 liters
Pitch yeast and place on stirrer for 1-3 days.

Is that 6 oz by volume or by weight? I just received my 1388 activator on Saturday....after I had pitched the WLP570, of course

 

[loveofrose]

Is that 6 oz by volume or by weight? I just received my 1388 activator on Saturday....after I had pitched the WLP570, of course

6 oz would be by weight. It works out to 1/2 a cup in volume.