WY4184 Sweet Mead - Wyeast

WY4184

WY4184 Sweet Mead - Wyeast

WY4184

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Item #	WY4184
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Availability	California - In Stock Pennsylvania - In Stock
Weight	0.19 LBS

Description

Leaves 2-3% residual sugar in most meads. Rich, fruity profile complements fruit mead fermentations. Use of Wyeast Wine Nutrient Blend is recommended.

Flocculation: Medium

Attenuation: NA

Temperature Range: 65-75F, 18-24C

Alcohol Tolerance: 11% ABV

Styles:

Braggot

Common Cider

Cyser (Apple Melomel)

Metheglin

Open Category Mead

Other Fruit Melomel

Semi-Sweet Mead

Strawberry, Cherry, Peach, etc.

Sweet Mead

For best results we always recommend ordering an ice pack with your liquid yeast.

Please Note: When choosing an ice pack option beware that the liquid yeast will not arrive cold even when shipped together. Ice packs and insulated mailing options are designed to keep the yeast colder for longer during shipment, but they will not ensure that your yeast arrives cold. We will not replace liquid yeast that arrives warm. During warmer months we strongly recommend you choose dry yeast.

Item #	WY4184
Shipping	Eligible for Free Shipping Program
Availability	California - In Stock Pennsylvania - In Stock
Weight	0.19 LBS

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Makes a great cider.

Larry J on Sep 10, 2022

Past experience

Everett H on Jul 7, 2022

past experience

Paul N on Mar 7, 2022

making mead

Matthew Sabin on Jan 30, 2021

For sweet mead

ANTHONY E on Jan 5, 2021

recipe from book

Nancranch on Aug 13, 2020

for a sweet fast brew

Lou Ann W on May 23, 2020

Best for our needs

Linda B on May 6, 2020

Trying this out to compare to the White Labs Sweet Mead yeast

Victoria Z on Jan 31, 2020

I have used this in the past with good results

Joe P on Apr 16, 2019

Effective

Bryan C on Nov 17, 2018

Only option

Andrew N on Oct 9, 2018

been told it is the best for sweet Melomel

Timothy J H on Jan 20, 2018

Makes a great cider.

Larry J on Sep 10, 2022

to make mead

David B on Sep 8, 2022

Past experience

Everett H on Jul 7, 2022

It's a decent Mead yeast and I like liquid yeasts.

Bruce W on Jun 23, 2022

past experience

Paul N on Mar 7, 2022

I've used it before to make my Yearly X-mas Mead

Walter W Heppner I on Aug 30, 2021

making mead

Matthew Sabin on Jan 30, 2021

want to make sweeter meads

Mack F on Jan 11, 2021

For sweet mead

ANTHONY E on Jan 5, 2021

recommended for meads that I am brewing

Scott D on Oct 25, 2020

recipe from book

Nancranch on Aug 13, 2020

Horus Aged Ales Recommended it to me

Reinaldo S on Jun 9, 2020

for a sweet fast brew

Lou Ann W on May 23, 2020

don't like dry mead

Daniel S on May 20, 2020

Best for our needs

Linda B on May 6, 2020

ferment the mead

Bob on Apr 26, 2020

Trying this out to compare to the White Labs Sweet Mead yeast

Victoria Z on Jan 31, 2020

To make a sweet mead

Michael Q on May 21, 2019

I have used this in the past with good results

Joe P on Apr 16, 2019

to make apple mead

Robert G on Jan 8, 2019

Effective

Bryan C on Nov 17, 2018

This is my favorite yeast

Richard F on Oct 12, 2018

Only option

Andrew N on Oct 9, 2018

It works great for my meads, plus the price is good.

Warren T on Sep 14, 2018

been told it is the best for sweet Melomel

Timothy J H on Jan 20, 2018

to make mead

David B on Sep 8, 2022

It's a decent Mead yeast and I like liquid yeasts.

Bruce W on Jun 23, 2022

I've used it before to make my Yearly X-mas Mead

Walter W Heppner I on Aug 30, 2021

want to make sweeter meads

Mack F on Jan 11, 2021

recommended for meads that I am brewing

Scott D on Oct 25, 2020

Horus Aged Ales Recommended it to me

Reinaldo S on Jun 9, 2020

don't like dry mead

Daniel S on May 20, 2020

ferment the mead

Bob on Apr 26, 2020

To make a sweet mead

Michael Q on May 21, 2019

to make apple mead

Robert G on Jan 8, 2019

This is my favorite yeast

Richard F on Oct 12, 2018

It works great for my meads, plus the price is good.

Warren T on Sep 14, 2018

How much Wyeast to use per gallon?

Jesse on Aug 23, 2021

BEST ANSWER: Usually one package of wyeast is good for up to 5 gallons of brew at 8% alcohol or less. If you're making a stronger batch than that you will benefit from using 2 packages or growing your yeast prior to brew day by using a yeast starter. This applies to mead, beer, and cider.

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Malcolm lieban Staff on Aug 25, 2021

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Malcolm lieban Staff on Aug 25, 2021

I used this for a 5 gallon batch,, since it's a liquid pouch it's going to be harder to separate per gallon so maybe try using a dried ale yeast if you want to only do a smaller batch. Half a pack for 1 to 3 gallons, full pack for 3 to 5.

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Michael T on Aug 25, 2021
Purchased on May 25, 2020

If I remember correctly, the pack should be enough to get a good start on up to five gallons. I only used it one time and had no luck getting it to start in the first place. I had to add another yeast to get fermentation started.

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Bob on Aug 25, 2021
Purchased on Apr 25, 2020

The bag is good for up to 5 gallons of mead if you pitch it in as-is. When I make smaller batches I just eyeball it and put in about 1/4 of the package per gallon.

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Victoria Z on Aug 25, 2021
Purchased on Jan 30, 2020

Good with 5 g per gallon its more than enough because it speeds up the yeast process a little more when it begins to ferment Enter an answer to this question.

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Jesse Velez B on Aug 25, 2021
Purchased on May 21, 2020

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What are the nitrogen requirements for this yeast?

Nikolai Colton on Jan 31, 2019

BEST ANSWER: I always use the SNA (Staggered Nutrient Addition) schedule. So no yeast nutrients at pitching. Create a mixture of 1 tsp. Fermaid-K & 2 tsp. DAP. Then for a 3-gal batch
Day1: Add3/8 tsp. when making the must
3/8 tsp. 24 hours after fermentation begins
3/8 tsp. 48 hours after fermentation begins
3/8 tsp. when 30% of the sugar has been fermented (~1 week)

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BJ B on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

Yeast Nutrient - Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)

Fermaid K

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BJ B on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

Yeast Nutrient - Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)

Fermaid K

Batch builder will tell you a good schedule as well. I just laid off the first nutrient addition because of the nutes inside the package.

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Tanner O on Feb 11, 2021

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Rated 1 out of 5

No Fermentation

Unfortunately I can’t leave much a review. My yeast can in at room temperature. I followed the instructions and pitched the yeast into my mead and used TOSNA for nutrients. After 5 days fermentation never started. I pitched another yeast I use quite often and it started fermenting within the hour. I’m not sure what happened, but this product didn’t work my first time.

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July 24, 2022

Charles C

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2 months ago

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Rated 5 out of 5

The only mead yeast for me!

Consistently makes a delicious fruited sweet mead, I have been using it exclusively for over 10 years

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March 23, 2021

Paul N

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1 year ago

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Rated 5 out of 5

Sweet Mead for Blackberry Wine

Found an awesome recipe for Blackberry wine that called for sweet mead. I was not aware that it should have had an ice pack and should have been refrigerated, as the envelope says. That being said, I followed the recipe, added the mead at room temp, and had fermentation start shortly thereafter and still going strong a week later. Obviously, it was not a problem.

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September 1, 2020

Nancranch

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over 2 years ago

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Rated 1 out of 5

more expensive and more preparation requirements. Not sure what went wrong my mead did not ferment.(main reason for 1 star) this was my 2nd batch of mead. I have been brewing all grain beers for years and this was The first time I had yeast issues.

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August 4, 2020

Scott M

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over 2 years ago

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Response from MoreFlavor

Sorry to hear about the trouble you had with the fermentation. Mead can be really tricky, especially if you're going for a high gravity. Once important step that may help is shaking or swirling the carboy to degas the fermentation during the first two weeks. The substrate can get really thick and not let out the CO2 which will stunt the yeast. The other important thing to check on is the pH range to make sure you are firmly in the 3-4 range. If you're doing all of these things then there might be some problems with the yeast nutrients. Hope this information helps for your next couple batches. Cheers!

August 5, 2020

Malcolm lieban

Rated 5 out of 5

Very happy

This is the best yeast I have tried for making mead.

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September 11, 2018

Richard F

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over 4 years ago

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