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Crazy Good Mead

254 calories 27.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.140 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Alvin Dixon
Calories: 254 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 29th 2015
1.076
1.021
7.2%
3.9
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Honey10 lb Honey 42 2 100%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Sterling0.5 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 15 min 3.32 50%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.54 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 lb Blueberries Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Coopers Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
68 - 80 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.51 g | 22 qt) 2.22 8.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.78 3.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.29 g | 25.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 2.22 8.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Crazy Good Mead" Other Fruit Melomel beer recipe by Alvin Dixon. Extract, ABV 7.22%, IBU 3.86, SRM 3.62, Fermentables: (Honey) Hops: (Sterling, Saaz) Other: (Blueberries)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-12-29 05:44 UTC