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Spiced Orange Mead

425 calories 33.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Metheglin
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.128 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.257 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 425 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 33.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 10th 2020
1.128
1.019
14.3%
0.0
0.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb US - Honey - Sweet Clover11 lb Honey - Sweet Clover 35 0 100%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 mmol/l Orange peel Spice Mash 0 min.
1 mmol/l thyme Spice Mash 0 min.
3 tsp peppercorns Spice Mash 0 min.
6 mmol/l bay leaves Herb Mash 0 min.
3 lb golden raisens Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Red Star - Cotes des Blancs
Amount:
15 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 118 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 gal RO water
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 0.57 g | 2.3 qt) 2.07 8.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.93 3.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1.5 g | 6 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 3.57 14.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast rehydration -- 4g Fermstart, 75ml water
(Mix at 110+ F, Add yeast at <104 F; Stir and add must after 10-15 min)

Yeast Nutrients: Fermaid O 6g

  • Day 1: 1.5g
  • Day 2: 1.5g
  • Day 3: 1.5g
  • 1/3 sugar break (1.050 calculated): 1.5g

  • Adjuncts added from the start; Leave about a week
  • Stabilized w/ 1/4 tsp Pt metabisulfite + 1.5g Sorbistat K
  • Bulk age
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  • Last Updated: 2020-10-10 16:09 UTC