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Author:

Acastillo

Boil Size: 189.27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/28/2021 1:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 2 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.205

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/27/2014 4:45 PM

Notes: 10/16 - created yeast starter: 1/2 C DME in 2 C water; boil 10 minutes. Cool to 70 deg F, then pitch yeast.

10/18
- Steep grains for 45 minutes in 1.25 gallons of 165 deg F water (in brew kettle).
- Rinse with .5 gal of cold water
- Add malts, initial hops
- Boil, adding flavor ingredients per schedule
- After 60 minutes, cool in an ice bath, then add to cold water, bringing total volume to 5.5 gal. OG = 1.075@75 deg F - approx 1.08 @ 60F.
- Taste is sweet/malty, with spice and orange notes. Very nice.
- pitch yeast starter.

11/8 Racked to secondary fermenters. SG=1.02 @ 74deg F - approx 1.025 @ 60degF. Taste very nice.
11/22 Bottled. SG = 1.02 Taste is good.

I would cut the honey down to 0.5 lbs the next time. Maybe also reduce some malt. Also consider delaying malt additions to keep the color lighter (this is dark like a porter).

12/23 - not carbonating. Added yeast slurry to remaining bottles

Author:

SimenK

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/15/2015 8:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ulfrpsion

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 15

Boil Gravity: 1.078

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/10/2021 10:02 AM

Notes: Create a yeast starter with 1 C. orange juice, 1 tspn Yeast Nutrient, and Yeast in a mason jar. Let sit for 3-5 hours before brewing.

Crash the brew with 1/2 tspn per gallon of Potassium Sorbate after 7-10 days in fermentation, around when the OG reaches 1.020. Then, let sit for the rest of a full month to absorb the spices before racking to secondary. You can also pitch the spices in secondary instead, and rack immediately to secondary at 7 days.

On secondary, boil the the extra sugars for 15 minutes in a liter of water in a small sauce pot, siphoning off any nastiness. Pitch in, and give the mead a gentle stir for 30 seconds. This must be done *after* the Potassium Sorbate has been pitched and integrated well to crash the fermentation.

Be sparring with the orange juice. It tends to overwhelm the subtlety of the spices if too much is used, even by a half-cup. It adds a necessary acidic-sweetness to the mead to blend out the stark dryness of the spices against the earthy sweetness of the mead.

I tend to use a forest honey for a more mature vegetable sweetness, but summer bloom or clover works just as well.

Let sit on Secondary for 2-3 months. Continue to rack to desired clarity. Best if brewed in December and given at least 2 months to rest in a bottle.

Author:

mwpearce

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: DME

Priming Amount: .75C

Creation Date: 4/22/2016 1:07 AM

Notes:

Author:

Laegrim

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1

Efficiency: 100

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: -15psi

Creation Date: 10/25/2019 9:21 PM

Notes: Belgian Candi a stand-in for 6lbs of bocheted honey; the different amount makes up for the greater sugar in the apple juice I used to reach the same OG.

Honey was bocheted on med/low heat over charcoal flame (grill) for ~1.5hrs, until very dark. Pasteurized apple juice (Kirkland brand) was used to dissolve the honey, and the mixture was added to the carboy with enough additional apple juice (5 gal total apple juice) to reach the final volume. Two packets of Nottingham yeast were re-hydrated in one small pack (~12g) GoFerm-PE, and pitched.

Fermaid O/K and DAP were added in staggered additions over the first week according to the schedule given by https://www.meadmakr.com/batch-buildr/: 4.5g Fermaid O @ 24 & 24 hrs, 5g Fermaid K & 2g DAP @ 72 hrs & 1/3 sugar break.

As my temperature controlled chamber was full, fermentation was carried out in a water bath/swamp cooler and further cooled with ice bricks. Over the course of active fermentation the temperature varied more widely than I would have liked, but stayed within 65f-80f.

Fermentation was visibly active during primary for ~2 weeks, and the must was racked to a secondary fermenter (onto 1/4 tsp of K-meta) after ~3.5 weeks. Secondary fermentation lasted a further 3 weeks during which Fermfast-Dualfine and Pectinase were used to further clear the must, though the Pectinase didn't seem to have any effect on a persistent haze and the Dualfine was particularly effective. At the end of secondary fermentation the must was cold crashed before being racked into a keg (onto a further 1/4 tsp of K-meta), carbonated, and bottled in 22oz longnecks.

The finished product is clear, the color of a bock or dark amber ale, and is very drinkable; while the bochet could have aged months longer, it still carries notes of dark stone fruit and toffee.

Author:

Beeryard Tech

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 55

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 40

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/4/2016 6:46 PM

Notes: ## Steep Grains
- Steep for 30 minutes
- Add lid to hold heat
- Temp: 155deg
- Water: 5gal

## LTE
- Add at boil
- Stop heat and pour in

Author:

Jan Erik Johansen

Boil Size: 3 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.29

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2016 8:54 AM

Notes: Sift out the shredded ginger and lime zest before adding cold water. Add lime juice to primary after approx. 7 days.

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/25/2021 1:35 AM

Notes:

Author:

Gummi Ben - Norðan 2

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/6/2017 11:44 AM

Notes: Water Liters
Total mash water needed 32
Grain absorption losses -2.8
Starting boil volume 29.2
Boil off losses -6
Hops absorption losses -0.2
Amount going into fermentor 23
Total: 32

Author:

CatfishBeach

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/15/2017 6:52 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.096

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/19/2017 11:56 PM

Notes:

Author:

MattPostle

Boil Size: 14 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/21/2017 11:29 PM

Notes:

Author:

magsta628

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.096

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/4/2013 4:07 PM

Notes:

Author:

cha99jab

Boil Size: 22 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/9/2016 10:51 AM

Notes: Batch 10/16-01

Sunday 9th October 2016 - Brewday. 0.5L vitality starter of WY1318 onto stirplate at 13:00.

Mashed in at 66C at 12:55, stirred every 5 mins for 30 mins whilst heating the mash on induction plate. After 30 mins mash temp was 75C and pulled the bag to drain. Mash pH = 5.23.

30 minute boil. Then Whirlpool whilst cooling. 20L at 1.056! Pitched the entire 0.5L starter. Signs of fermentation the next morning. Fermented in the fridge at 20C.

Saturday 22nd October - Transferred to DH keg. FG = 1.018. ABV = 5%. pH =3.97. Save 2 x 0.5L bottles of slurry for future use.

Monday 24th October - Transferred to serving keg. Final pH after dry hop = 4.20.

Author:

CMTUSA

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.091

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/29/2016 2:01 AM

Notes:

Author:

StewMonkey13

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.111

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/25/2016 1:28 PM

Notes:

Author:

pivoljub

Boil Size: 10 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.088

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/27/2015 7:05 PM

Notes:

Author:

flobserver

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.096

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/2/2015 6:11 PM

Notes:

Author:

pobaldwin

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/2/2014 2:09 PM

Notes: This recipe is not finished.