Yeast nutrients
From Home Brewing Wiki
Nitrogen - Nitrogen is used in the creation of new yeast cell walls.
Oxygen - Oxygen is needed by the yeast during the initial fermentation to grow rapidly.
Micro-nutrients - Various elements and amino acids needed by the yeast. These would be things like phosphorous and citric acid.
[edit] Beer Yeast Nutrient additives
Wort typically has enough nutrients that adding nutrients is not done.
[edit] Wine and Mead Nutrient additives
Wine and mead typically do not have enough nutrients on their own to produce a good end result.
DAP - Diammonium Phosphate
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