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Blackberry Melomel (2018)

370 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 370 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 16th 2018
1.114
1.001
14.9%
0.0
4.5
1.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Honey10 lb Honey 42 2 50%
10 lb Blackberry10 lb Blackberry 3.6 0 50%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz med. toast french oak cubes Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Dry Mead 4632
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
95%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
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Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.81 g | 15.2 qt) 2.31 9.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.94 7.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 2.31 9.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2.5 gallons of bottled spring water into sanitized fermenter. added 10lbs Kirkland Clover Honey and 10lbs of harvested/frozen blackberries and topped off water to Original gravity of 1.100. rehydrated 2 packets of lalvin 71B with 95 bottled water. Pitched yeast along with 1 tsp of DAP and 1/2 tsp of fermaid K. temp initially 45 but raised to 65 and began fermentation within 24 hours. fermenter transferred to garage where temp maintained to 65.
fermaid K additions
at pitch: 1/2tsp
24hrs: 1/2tsp
48hrs:1/2tsp
@ ~1.055:1/2tsp
Degassed and punched fruit twice a day for the first 5 days, gently punch fruit once a day after that.

12/9/2018- after dosing with campden tabs and potassium sorbate, back sweetened with 24 oz by weight of clover honey, final gravity at 1.014

12/12/2018- added 4 oz. med. toast french oak cubes that sat in boiling water for a few minutes. added cubes and liquid.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-12-13 16:03 UTC