I used the one gallon bread yeast version that I found here
http://stormthecastle.com/mead/fast-cheap-mead-making.htm
I opted out of the optional cloves for my first round
Thanks, I have what amounts to an unspiced version of this going right now(started Saturday) got the recipe from Storm the Castle's website. Hopefully it goes well, if not, I'll just have to keep trying till I get it right!