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Sparkling Currant Mead

Created: Sunday November 1st 2020
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377 calories 29.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 liters
Post Boil Size: 5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 377 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.9 g (Per 12oz)
1.114
1.017
12.8%
0.0
16.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 kg Raw Honey1 kg Raw Honey 68.5 20 100%
1 kg / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
1 kg Redcurrant Other Mash 0 min.
250 g Blackcurrant Other Mash 0 min.
5 g Pectolase Enzyme Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Mainiacal Yeast Labs - Mainiacal Yeast Labs - Tomasgard
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 47 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg  
Mash volume with grains  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume 5
Boil off losses  
Post boil Volume 5
Going into fermentor 5
Total: 5.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
N/A
Recipe does not have mashable fermentables, so efficiency can't be calculated (efficiency is 100% for sugars and extracts).
Wort Volume:
Pending - N/A
Requires Brew Day Complete log entry with gravity and volume.
Alcohol and Attenuation:
Pending - N/A
Requires Brew Day Complete and Fermentation Complete log entries with gravity readings.
Amount Packaged:
4.5 Liters
Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:
  • 12oz bottles: 13
  • 1/2L bottles: 9
  • Pints: 10
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
11/22/2020 1:26 PM
over 4 years ago 		+15 Racked   11/22/2020 1:26 PM
over 4 years ago
1/3/2021 3:31 PM
over 4 years ago 		+57 Fermentation Complete 1.000   1/3/2021 3:31 PM
over 4 years ago
1/3/2021 3:33 PM
over 4 years ago 		+57 Packaged 4.5 Liters 1/3/2021 3:33 PM
over 4 years ago 		CO2 to 6.0

500 ml unbottled and drinkable.
 
Notes

Make a starter with 2 tsp lemon juice, yeast nutrient, 2l water and 250g honey - around 1.030.

Add frozen currants, pectolase enzyme and 3.2l water - soak for 3 days at 10C.

Heat to 29C, and add 1kg honey. Save some starter, and add rest to fermenter.

Ferment at 29C until done.

WIP.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-11-09 20:32 UTC