Silk City Distillers Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just as the title says, looking for a recommendation on a yeast strain for a honey distillate. Racking my brain over this one. If you don't want to share what strains you use successfully, please share the ones that didn't work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjduheme Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 lalvin D-47 is what I use when making a dry mead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 @mjduheme - But have you distilled it? @bluestar - Tried sending a message, but your inbox is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjduheme Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Silk no I have not, sorry. But for a straight forward dry mead that is what I use. You could also use EC-1118 but for mead making you need to get some age on it post fermentation. Not sure which would work best for a distillate. Those would be my recommendations for fermenting honey. If you were adding fruit (melomel style) I would use K1-V1116 to accentuate more of the fruit. but again never distilled it. I would imagine you would want a good mead to make good honey liquor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjduheme Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 don't forget honey fermentation needs a good supply of nitrogen, more then normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Yeah I've done some trials and have used the usual suspects, D-47, EC-1118, DV-10. There is great information from the mead community, especially around nutrients, which is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestar Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Silk City Distillers said: @mjduheme - But have you distilled it? @bluestar - Tried sending a message, but your inbox is full. Should be room there now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnKB Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 ec-1118 +DAP +fermaid K will make a pretty nice mead. Ive not ever distilled it as the mead was so tasty on its own. Let us know how it goes for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berglund Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hi all, This is a great topic. I am also looking to make a small batch spirit from honey and am wondering about how long it's taking for your honey-based meads to ferment? Thanks! Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I ran 4 weeks at 55-60f, using a yeast that can comfortably ferment that cold. Incredible aroma preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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