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Summer Spiced Mead

337 calories 32.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 2.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.137 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 0% (brew house)
Source: Brady's 1 month mead (www.gotmead.com)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 337 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 31st 2016
1.101
1.023
10.3%
0.0
4.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Honey6.5 lb Honey 42 2 100%
6.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.44 g | 9.8 qt) 1.74 7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.51 2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.7 g | 10.8 qt) 2 8  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 2.7 10.8  
Going into fermentor 2.7 10.8  
Total: 1.74 7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Instructions

  1. Start with 2 gallons good clean water
  2. Remove 1/2 cup water to compensate for smack pack volume
  3. Draw line on jugs at this water level
  4. Remove an additional 6.4 cups of water from jug (1514 ml)
  5. Add honey to primary
  6. Add 1/2 tsp K2CO3
    7.Add 1/2 tsp DAP and 1 tsp of Fermaid K
  7. Shake with the top on until honey is fully dissolved (use a drill attached degasser if needed)
  8. Add yeast at fermentation temp (66-72 F)
  9. Add 1/2 tsp DAP and 1 tsp of Fermaid K at 2/3 (1.072) and 1/3 (1.036) sugar breaks

    7 days no liquid in airlock
    7-21 days liquid in airlock

    Secondary:
    2 vanilla beans
    1 cinnamon stick
    6 american oak medium toast cubes
    4 french oak medium toast cubes
    2-4 weeks or to taste
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  • Last Updated: 2016-07-30 05:35 UTC