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Ritzville Mead

342 calories 19.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Calories: 342 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 8th 2013
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13.1%
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4.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Honey 7.5 lb Honey 42 2 100%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 tsp yeast nutrient Fining Primary --
1.50 tsp yeast energizer Fining Secondary --
2 each vanilla bean Spice Secondary --
1 tsp gypsum Water Agt Boil --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Dry Mead 4632
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
95%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Seattle, WA, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
10 0 1 3 3 20
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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 4.17 g | 16.7 qt) 2.67 10.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.58 2.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.5 g | 18 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 2.67 10.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

clover/wild flower honey from ritzville - was supposed to be 5 x 1.75 lbs = 8.75
used Lalvin 71B-1122 wine yeast
nutrient/energizer stages:
pre-pitch:2 tsp nutrient/1 tsp energizer
initial ferm: .5 tsp nut/.25 tsp energizer
mid-ferm: .5 tsp nut/.25 tsp energizer
rack on 5-ish vanilla beans split and scraped
may have to add gelatin or ?? to clear

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