yeast

[jpr210]

what type of yeast can/should i use for making mead? can i use beer yeast?

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Virtually any wine yeast. Any mead yeast. You can use ale yeast for a lower ABV mead; I suppose you could even use a lager yeast to make low ABV mead.

In the immortal words of Jack Keller: "Choose a yeast like you would choose a tool."
He has a handy list of wine yeast strains here: http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/strains.asp

Here's another list that might be useful: http://www.winemakermag.com/guide/yeast
There are discussions about using ale yeast(s) for mead on this site:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/american-ale-yeast-mead-45686/

Hope that helps. Regards, GF.

 

[MedsenFey]

If you can tell us what you want to make, and which yeast you have available, we might be able to give you more specifics. Wine yeast are commonly used, with Lalvin 71B and K1V-1116 being two of the most frequently selected ones.