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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

Original Gravity:

1.097

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

10.4%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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	Type	Use
0.50 tsp	Yeast Energizer	Other	Mash
0.25 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Mash
1 tbsp	Coriander Seed	Spice	Mash

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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