yeast ammounts for mead

[animaldoc]

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[theirishboxer]

So I have decided to take the plunge and make my first batch of mead I'm going to start with a 1 gallon batch and i have 2 questions.
1. Is 1 tube of white labs wlp7200 to much yeast for a 1 gallon batch?
2. I'm planing on using orange blossom honey. can i use just orange blossom honey or should i mix it with another kind of honey?

Straight Orange blossom has a nice flavor. For a first mead, I'd go with it straight to get a feel for the honey. It's a good choice for a first mead. If you're making a Melomel, wildflower works well, BTW.

Well the recipe i am planning on going with (nothing has been purchased yet not even the fermeter) is.

4 pounds of orange blossom honey
1 gallon of ozarka spring water
1 orange cut in to 8ths
1 cinnamon stick

I haven't picked out the yeast yet and i am open to suggestions on the rest of the recipe.

[Ozwald]

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[Guido]

aviary= home for birds

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asylum = home for the few of us who appreciate this kind of info

Oops! I should have known that.

[spiderwrangler]

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Glad the one who beat me to this was named 'animaldoc'...