Melancholy Blues

Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.101 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.101 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 328 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday July 24th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.101

Final Gravity:

1.005

ABV (standard):

12.6%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

22.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.50 lb	Raw Honey6.5 lb Raw Honey	38	20	86.7%
1 lb	Blueberry1 lb Blueberry	4.95	0	13.3%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
16 oz	Blueberry Juice Concentrate		Flavor	Secondary	45 days

Yeast

Lallemand - Lalvin ICV D-47

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	95%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	59 - 86 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required

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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

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Boil water added to kettle	1.85	7.4
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions)	0.65	2.6
Pre boil volume	2.5	10
Boil off losses
Post boil volume	2.5	10
Going into fermentor	2.5	10
Total:	1.85	7.4
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Notes

I take my water to 180 and let it cool a bit, adding the honey while the water is warm enough to dissolve it.

Brewed on 7/4/22. I added blueberries in the primary and then became worried about the fruit being in too long, so I re-racked after ten days. I have racked it into the secondary on 7/23 as fermentation has slowed substantially.

OG of .997 on 8/22. Racked to another conditioning vessel. Added 2 Camden tabs and 1 tsp Potassium Sorbate on 8/23. On 8/24, added 16 oz of Blueberry Juice Concentrate from Dynamic Health Laboratories.

Goal is to bottle this in September. Sitting at about 73F to clean up.

Sparkaloid on 9/10; bottled 10/8

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