Lalvin 71b vs Safale S-04 -Did the BEAST get BESTED?

Is the BEAST about to lose it's Title as our Favorite Yeast? Can the wrong yeast RUIN your mead or wine? Does your Yeast selection really matter when it comes to taste? We pair Lalvin 71B against SafAle S04 in a simple Mead. We do our best to limit the variables so that only the Yeast are the differences. We share our process, both what went right but not so much. Finally we talk in detail about what we noticed in the final tasting and speculate on why. This is not a recipe video, but we will share the ingredients so you can see what we did for this test. Thanks Dave for sharing your experience and inspiring this test! Ingredients: 3.5 lbs (1.587 kg) Wildflower Honey 153 fluid oz (4.524 liters) Water Lalvin 71B SafAle S04 1.086 OG Related Videos: Bread Yest vs D47 Comparison: https://youtu.be/eRJFlfh_9rE?si=wB9rMWKbcACp7TGE Oxidation: https://youtu.be/09hjzoRogCk?si=nghQ2d5wExmAqzGm Stalls: https://youtu.be/5t13i6FzjaM?si=q5Jz_4C_EAp4RQw6 _____________________________________ 2 Gallon Bucket: https://amzn.to/3KuIeBA Scale: https://amzn.to/4dxaqkr Star San: https://amzn.to/3SXFoKg TRBOS: https://amzn.to/3WROzxD Spaddle: https://amzn.to/4bM43IQ Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4dFWNzh Baster: https://amzn.to/3DXs2c8 Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/4dW26dD Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/3x8zsWY 1 Gallon Glass Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/4aNnik9 Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3KQBNJz You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored products or sponsored ads in our videos! That's intentional. We have found most offered sponsorships are completely not appropriate to you, our audience, so we don't want to waste your time. What we actually do is offer you links to products we USE and BELIEVE in. We use the Amazon Affiliate Program for these links and we DO receive a small commission if you purchase using our links and all this comes at no additional cost to you! _____________________________________ Become a City Steading VIP - Click to learn more http://www.city-steading.com/vip-club _____________________________________ Want more City Steading? Website: http://www.city-steading.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading