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01-05-2012, 06:29 PM
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Egg
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
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JAOM bread yeast help.
So I've made the must for my first ever batch of mead. I've followed joes recipe to the letter, only problem is I can't get fleischmanns bread yeast where I live. I have two types of allinsons bread yeast to use and I'm not sure which one to use.
One is a sachet of alinsons easy bake bread yeast...the stuff recommended for bread machines... Looks pretty standard
The other is a tin of allinsons active dried yeast... Not recommended for bread machines... Grains are quite a bit larger than the sachet...
Just waiting for the must to cool down then I'm ready to pitch the yeast.... Which yeast do I use 
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01-05-2012, 06:34 PM
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But I want patience now!
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ellabell, Georgia
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Not familiar with either of those but if I were a gambling man I go for the tin of active dried if only because I seen to have seen the plain active fleischmanns reccommended over the bread machine variety in here somewhere....and of course it's always easier gabling on someone eles's batch (LOL)
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01-05-2012, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Well here goes nothing..... Lol
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01-05-2012, 07:37 PM
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Verbose Intermeadiot
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I second Riverat's suggestion, the bread machine stuff is designed for specific performance, the tinned stuff is what I'd go for too.
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01-05-2012, 11:30 PM
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General Idiot.....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK - South Coast.
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Ah, well, I'm on the mainland, and yes, I've successfully used the Allinsons i.e. the one in the tin.
It works fine.
And in the same way, I usually make mine to 1 imperial gallon, which also works fine.
I've yet to have it good as soon as its finished, but I've no problem ageing it for 6 months plus.......
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01-05-2012, 11:43 PM
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Verbose Intermeadiot
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ottawa, ON
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Hey Fatbloke, what SG do yours usually finish at?
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