hist-brewing: Wine yeasts in Mead

[John Purdy]

Okay guys, I'm glad to see I started a discussion on a recently
all-to-quiet list but there is something I must point out... Although
the story was true, and the author did claim premature flocculation
occurred, sometimes, with white wine yeasts, it seems nobody caught my
little pun. Groans, sighs, even boos I expected, but not a treatise on
yeasts. Re-read the last line and see if it sounds like something else.
;-)

Mongo

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	allotta [SMTP:allotta at earthlink.net]
	Sent:	Tuesday, August 18, 1998 8:07 PM
	To:	John Purdy
	Cc:	'hist-brewing at pbm.com'; 'sca-distilling at home.tycho.com';
Chris Matt
	Subject:	Re: hist-brewing: Wine yeasts in Mead

	After brewing meads for the last 6 years, and several award
winning
	meads, I feel I am quite knowledgable about this subjest.
	Red Star years make an excellent mead.  I have had success with
cote de
	blanc, prisse de mousse and montrachet.  However I have heard
that
	montrachet could give a sulfery taste.
	Fermentation temperature is important.  Stay in the 60-70 degree
	range.   NO HIGHER.
	Use a good yeast nutrient and extra diammonium phosphate (2
	tablespoons/5 gallons is a good amount).
	Wine yeast wil ferment slowerthan ale yeast, but the slower
fermentation
	will give a better mead.   Also, LET IT AGE!!!!!  If you get
impatient
	and drink before 6 months, it will not be at its best.   For
mead 1-2
	years is best.
	I have 3 meads that have been in secondary fermenter for the
last 1 1/2
	years.  Don't intend to bottle for another 6 months.

	Best,     Mark

	P.S.  send me a sample.

	John Purdy wrote:

	> I recently read an article comparing several different yeasts
and
	> their
	> use in the making of mead. The author reported favorably on
the use of
	>
	> white-wine yeasts except to say that a possible problem is
that they
	> like to flocculate prematurely, which can cause a slow
secondary
	> fermentation and/or maturing process. At that I decided to
stick with
	> ale yeast for small meads and champagne or Mead yeasts for the
	> stronger
	> stuff. If there is one thing I hate it's premature yeast
flocculation.
	>
	> :-)
	>
	> Mongo
	>
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