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Mead 2.0 (Black Currant)

293 calories 30.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Source: apeake
Calories: 293 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 19th 2023
1.088
1.022
9.4%
0.0
4.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Honey15 lb Honey 35 2 100%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 lb Black Currant Flavor Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
- Default - - -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 168 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume 4.98 19.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.27 5.1  
Pre boil volume 6 24  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 4.98 19.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast: 2 - 5g packets of Lalvin EC-1118, bought from https://www.amazon.com/Lalvin-Dried-Wine-Yeast-1118/dp/B003TOEEFG/

Combine 15 lb of honey and top up to get 6 gal total volume.

Used this honey again, same as the two other batches: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/monarchs-choice-wildflower-honey-5-lb/789HONWILD5.html

We're doing the same nutrient schedule as this batch, and generally following the same process: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/638699/mead

There were two differences, cause more by not noticing the details on the last recipe, rather than conscious choices. We added only half a campden tablet to roughly 7 gallons of water, instead of a full one, and used only two packets of yeast, instead of 4.

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  • Last Updated: 2024-07-27 02:17 UTC
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