first mead-- yeast question

[jlewin]

i am going to be using a champagne yeast but I am not sure how much to use. I have 4 packets. i would prefer to save at least one of them for another project.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Use only 1 packet.

 

[jlewin]

oh...that's easy. thanks.

 

[homebrewer_99]

You are welcome.

 

[mizzoueng]

How much did you brew? 5 gallons? 1 gallon? somewhere in between?

Or did you go bananas and brew 10+ gallons?

 

[skou]

i am going to be using a champagne yeast but I am not sure how much to use. I have 4 packets. i would prefer to save at least one of them for another project.

How much mead are you making? If you are doing 20 gallons, use all 4. If you are only doing a 5 gallon batch, one package will suffice. (You could probably get away with using 4 packs for 25 gallons, though.)

steve

 

[jlewin]

i did a 4 gallon batch. so is it safe to say roughly 1 packet per up to 5 gallons (for future reference)

 

[skou]

If it a dry (powdered) yeast, it is a wine yeast. Those are made for up to 6 gallons. You're fine using 1 packet.

steve