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[Phucktender]

I just made some homemade mead. Got it fermented and strained to a beautiful amber gold color. All that's left is to age it. I used bread yeast (it's all I had and I'm very impulsive).

Everything seemed to work fine. It prodused CO2 just like it was supposed to.

I took a taste. It had a very beer taste. I guess if I had used brewer's yeast I might have more of a Liquor taste.

Does anyone know if baker's yeast is bad for brewing?
Any sugestions for my Mead?

[hnrblbrbrn]

Bakers yeast is highly not recommended unless or in jail or the middle of the ocean.
Check the local homebrewing stores for Champagne or Sherry yeast to make mead. The brewers yeasts are actually bred to withstand the alcohol to a point, that's why there's so many. There's the lager and ale yeasts for beer, then winewmaking yeasts that are a little hardier.
Also you want to ensure that the temperature is constant, too hot or too cold causes problems for the yeast.