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Blackberry Melomel

483 calories 48.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 483 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 48.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 8th 2013
1.143
1.036
14.1%
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5.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb Honey 17 lb Honey 42 2 100%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.50 lb Blackberries - Pureed Flavor Primary --
3.25 oz Blackberries - Smashed Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: honey       Amount: 1.5 lbs      
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 5.43 g | 21.7 qt) 6.43 25.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.32 5.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 6.43 25.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pasteurized honey with 2 gallons water at 190 for 15 mins. Added pureed blackberries and pasteurized honey mix to carboy and topped off with water to 5.5 gallons. After 1 month racked onto smashed blackberries. After another month racked into 5 Gal carboy to bulk age. Plan to bottle after approx 5 mos. total.

OG 1.112
FG 1.00 at tertiary
ABV 14.7%

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