Warner Bros. Pictures. 6. Hagrid and Dumble are very specifically named: While Petunia and Vernon may have been named off a gut instinct, Rubeus Hagrid and Albus Dumbledore were derived from the words âredâ and âwhite,â two colors often associated with alchemy.
I've had good results with Nottingham and Safale S-04. Any type of neutral ale yeast should work fine. I don't have much experience with wine yeasts. Also, Wyeast 3068 (wheat beer yeast) worked really well for me, but was a very violent fermenter. Use a blow-off tube for that one!
1 Wait at least 8 weeks. The amount of time it takes for the mead to ferment will depend on a variety of factors, but 8 weeks should be enough time for most scenarios.  If you're using an airlock, wait until 3 weeks after it stops bubbling.