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Strawberry Mead

171 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 12th 2021
1.051
1.018
4.5%
0.0
3.0
n/a
99.90
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Strawberry6 lb Strawberry $ 3.00 / lb
$ 18.00 		3.15 0 44.4%
7.50 lb Honey7.5 lb Honey $ 10.50 / lb
$ 78.75 		35 2 55.6%
13.50 lbs / $ 96.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 oz Ginger Root Flavor Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Lemon Zest Flavor Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp peppercorn Spice Mash 0 min.
10 g Opiti-White Other Primary 0 min.
1 g FT Blanc Soft Other Primary 0 min.
0.50 tsp pectin Other Mash 0 min.
5 g Fermaid K Other Primary 3 days
 
Yeast
- Lalvin BM 4x4
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.15 / each
$ 3.15
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 3.15 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -14.8 psi       Temp: 45 °F       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 Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.7 qt) 3.66 14.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.34 5.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 4.16 16.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Bring 6lbs of frozen strawberries with pectin added to a boil.
Pectin is added to prevent chill haze.
Shutdown boil after 1 minute.
Cool pot rapidly to room temperature..

Add equal volume of water and honey.
Cooked honey at 160 Degrees for 30 Minutes. Cool pot rapidly.

combine strawberries, homogenized honey, and other ingredients. Sprinkled yeast on top of fermentables.

Add Fermaid K after 3 days to boost fermentation.

Rack to secondary fermenter after 5 Days.

Continue with fermentation until it ceases.

Verify final gravity with hygrometer.



Opti-White added for mouthfeel and protein stability.
FT Blanc Soft is a white wine tannin. Protects against oxidation.
Use both of these in meads and ciders.



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