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Blackberry Mead

492 calories 24.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.150 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.163 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Sweet Mead
Calories: 492 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 26th 2020
1.150
1.004
19.1%
0.0
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Honey12 lb Honey 35 2 60%
128 oz Blackberry128 oz Blackberry 3.6 0 40%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 gal Spring Water Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 tsp bentonite Fining Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Fermaid K Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 oz Lemon Juice Flavor Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalvin D47
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
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Priming
Method: none       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates -0.25 g | -1 qt)    
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.55 g | 10.2 qt) 1.3 5.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.95 7.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 2.75 11  
Top off amount 0.25 1  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 1.3 5.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add yeast nutrients (Fermaid K) 1 tsp each at different steps. (1.085,1.060).

Blackberries are in the form of juice after they have been run through a juicer. I started with 12lbs which I got 1 gallon of juice. This takes the seeds out of it which might add tannins.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-26 12:59 UTC