Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series Mead Yeast M05 (10g)

First attempt at making mead. 1.5Kg honey in a 5L carboy. Despite the fact that it still hasn't cooled down fully ( still around 34C ) the brew is already bubbling away nicely. I left the recommended 1" airspace between the liquid & the bung - in fact, it was closed to 1.5" - but I have a feeling I should have left more, as the foam's already filled that space ! Low-foam it isn't ( but then, it doesn't claim to be ) Edited to add : One day on, the fermentation temperature is now down to around 25C. The previously mentioned foaming has now died down & the fermentation is continuing nicely. The real proof will be when it's ready to drink, but that's a god few months away. Edited again on 09-10-2017 to add : Fermentation has died down to the occasional bubble every few minutes, so I decided to check the Specific Gravity. The SG is down around 1.015 ( so there should still be some fermentation to go before it reaches the usual finishing SG of around 1.0 ) which equates to around 11% ABV I'll give it another week or so before rechecking the SG, then I may try adding some more honey or brewing sugar to see if I can kick-start the fermentation and get the SG any lower.

Great easy to use yeast which seems very hardy. The first time I used it I pitched mine first and used this to make a sweet cherry mead which reached ABV of about 16% and is the best tasting I have made.Currently have another batch of straight mead brewing using the same stuff

Good stuff! Makes an excellent Mead.

thanks

I have used this brand many times to make honey mead at the house. It is a very high quality product. I will continue to buy this brand every time from now on. 4 different batches of mead and not a problem yet. Plus countless times making wine. I don't drink but it's a great way to make some side money with very little effort.

Normal fermentation 2 to eventual 4 weeks.

Ok

This is my favorite yeast to make mead with can recommend it enoff

Ich habe bereits zwei Ansätze mit dieser Hefe gemacht. Einmal 5 Liter und aktuell 20 Liter. Mit entsprechend Apfelsaft im ersten Ansatz (4 Liter bei 20 Liter Zielmenge) startet die Gärung rasch und man muss am Ball bleiben mit der Nachsüße. Ich habe bisher jedes Mal gut über 15 % Alkoholgehalt erreicht und bin top zufrieden!