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Cherry Vanilla Melomel

539 calories 53.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.159 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 539 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 53.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 8th 2013
1.159
1.040
15.7%
0.0
17.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.01 lb Honey0.01 lb Honey 42 2 0%
12 lb Tart Cherries12 lb Tart Cherries 15 10 50%
12 lb Noble Bee Clover Honey12 lb Noble Bee Clover Honey 38 2 50%
24.01 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each vanilla bean Spice Primary 3 min.
2 tsp DAP Other Primary 0 min.
1 tsp Fermaid K Other Primary 0 min.
12 each Oxygen Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 409 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Blend 1/2 gallon of well water with RO water.
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle 7 28  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 8.92 35.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -3 -12  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0 0  
Pre boil volume 4 16  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 7 28
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mead Making Overview (with Curt Stock)
http://brewingtv.com/episodes/2010/10/8/brewing-tv-episode-21-making-mead-with-curt-stock.html

Pitching Rate ~ 230B cells (make a 1L, 1.036 starter with honey and nutrients, decant as much as possible).

Aerate with one good Purge & Shake.

Make 3 gallons of mead, then add cherries (in a bag).

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/blog/show?title=recipe-of-the-week-cherry-mead

Use an SNA (stir/whip after each addition)
(Mix the nutrient blend into ½ cup of must and add it back to the fermenter to avoid an explosive release of CO2.)

Add ¾ tsp after pitching yeast.
Add ¾ tsp 24 hours after ferm begins.
Add ¾ tsp 48 hours after ferm begins.
Add ¾ tsp after 30% of the sugar has been depleted.

Ferment at or below 70F.

Punch down the cap 3 times every day during active fermentation.

http://www.winning-homebrew.com/melomels.html

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