Sweet Mead Yeast | Wyeast 4184 Yeast

Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead Yeast

Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead is a liquid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain selected for sweeter, fuller-bodied mead. Wyeast describes it as leaving 2-3% residual sugar in most meads, with a rich, fruity profile that works especially well in fruit mead fermentations.

Choose this strain when the goal is a sweet or semi-sweet mead, melomel, cyser, or other honey-based fermentation where residual sweetness and fruit expression are part of the design. It can also be used in cider and sake-style fermentations when the profile fits the recipe.

Fermentation Profile

• Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
• Temperature range: 65-75°F according to Wyeast.
• Alcohol tolerance: Wyeast lists apparent ABV tolerance at 11%.
• Flocculation: medium.
• Flavor direction: rich and fruity, with residual sweetness in most meads.

Brewing and Meadmaking Notes

Healthy mead fermentation depends on more than yeast choice. Oxygen management, pitching rate, rehydration or smack-pack handling, temperature control, and nutrient timing all matter, especially in honey musts that are naturally low in yeast nutrients. Wyeast recommends using Wyeast Wine Nutrient Blend with this strain.

For more mead strains, browse our mead yeast collection. For process help, see our mead yeast selection guide before choosing a yeast for sweet, semi-sweet, dry, fruit, or spiced mead.