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need my mead

321 calories 27.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 321 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 26th 2024
1.097
1.017
10.4%
0.0
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.30 lb Honey8.3 lb Honey 35 2 100%
8.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Yeast Energizer Other Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Coriander Seed Spice Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalbrew Farmhouse Hybrid Saison
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
71.6 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 2.3 g | 9.2 qt) 4.3 17.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.7 2.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3 g | 12 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 4.3 17.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

. Honey from backyard hives heat water to 95 deg F - add honey and mix - cool to 70 deg F Add 35 raisons + and add + 1/4 tsp yeast energizer + 1/8 tsp yeast nutrient. Add yeast (no starter). Refractometer gave an Original S.G. of 1.18
Day 2 - add 1/4 tsp yeast starter + 1/8 tsp y nutrient
Rack wwek 4 (slow kick in of yeast) - add crushed coriander seed -ferment out and at bottling 3 - 3.5 oz corn sugar dissolved into 3/4 cup of water - distribute through bottling bucket.

Lovely sparkling mead after 6 mo of aging, despite some "sampling" along the way. Time to gear up to 5 gall w/ tweaks

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  • Last Updated: 2024-10-26 02:41 UTC