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Any idea of what I should get then? I want to make a semi-dry, on the dry side mead. I'm using 15 lbs of orange blossom honey. The temp. where I am at ranges between 20c and 30c. Which yeast would be the best to get around a 14% ABV?

I just got 2 packs of this for my first batch of mead... I've been reading about it, but it looks like I made a mistake now and I should have gotten EC-1116, or D-47. any ideas? I'm trying to make a semi-dry (more on the dry side, not too sweet) mead, so should I just use these or drive...

Thanks Highest - I'm glad I was able to get a reply from someone experienced! So I used the calcuator, and it said 14.75 lbs of honey should bring me to 1.108. Thats lower, and the calculator says it will hit 14.58% ABV, is it likely to hit 1.000 with the yeast? If the yeast dies out at ~14%...

Proposal v1.2 Ok, so I've taken some advice, and rearranged my plan! What do you think? Hey, I’m about to start my first batch of mead, and it is going to be pretty experimental. I plan on making a 5 gallon batch in a primary, and then dividing it up into 5 – 1 gallon batches, each with a...

Not to laugh at your misfortune, but I literally loled here at work.

Thanks you everyone for your imputs!

Ok, so go with the Lavin? I just don't want my mead to come out tasting as dry as a brut champaign. I've never had a dry mead before, so I'll have to taste some. WLP715 Champagne Yeast - was one I was looking at instead of the sweet mead yeast, which is the WLP720 Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast...

Proposal Hey, I’m about to start my first batch of mead, and it is going to be pretty experimental. I plan on making a 5 gallon batch in a primary, and then dividing it up into 5 – 1 gallon batches, each with a different fruit/spice. I was just going to toss up my idea here and see what anyone...