You're too late -- Kurt Vonnegut already beat you to that analogy in
"Breakfast of Champions" (although he was referring to champagne yeast, not
mead yeast).
Oh great. So, you're telling me I have the analogies of a literary genius, only 30 years behind schedule.
That's like being the second guy to invent fire... 'Hey everybody! Look, look! Og make fire... Og make... oh never mind'.