Splitting a tube of yeast

[J_Thadeus_Toad]

My fiance wanted to get into making mead so I picked her up the basics, turns out she wants to try a few small batches. I was wondering if I had a tube of WLP720 Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast could I portion it out to make 3 1-gal batches? I was also going to put in some yeast nutrient and energizer as well.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[fatbloke]

My fiance wanted to get into making mead so I picked her up the basics, turns out she wants to try a few small batches. I was wondering if I had a tube of WLP720 Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast could I portion it out to make 3 1-gal batches? I was also going to put in some yeast nutrient and energizer as well.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

To split it into 3 wouldn't be easy. Though as it seems that fruit additions are better in secondary i.e. you get better colour and a more fruit taste, and that often makes for earlier drinking.

I'd suggest that you made a 3 gallon batch, then when it gets down the gravity some, just give it a good swirl, then just siphon it into 3 x 1 gallon jugs. It can be racked onto fruit, or left to finish and add some spices or whatever else you can think of.......

 

[Onihige]

Oooor, you could buy three cheap packets of dry yeast and skip the expensive liquid one. Lalvin strains are highly recommended. But if you're really set on that yeast, and want to ferment three batches from scratch rather than a large one you split up into three 1 gallon batches for flavoring... you could make a starter.

 

[Aquavitae]

But if yeast propagate in a must, why does it matter how much you put in initially? That binary fission trick they do is pretty nifty.

 

[Onihige]

Because the environment is too hostile for the yeast to propagate fast enough (if at all) and other bacteria or yeast can take over? Better safe than sorry.