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Orange Creamcicle session mead

189 calories 9.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Open Category Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 3rd 2019
1.059
1.001
7.6%
0.0
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Honey7 lb Honey 42 2 100%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 oz orange juice concentrate Flavor Secondary 0 min.
1 lb lactose Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
- dv10
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
50 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
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 4.71 18.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.54 2.2  
Pre boil volume 5 20  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 4.71 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Step 1:Mix honey in 4.2 gallons of water no hotter then 104f use spring water, mix until fully mixed.

Step 2: Measure starting gravity.

Step 3: Can start a yeast starter or use yeast dry on top of must.

Step 4: USE TOSNA protocol "if you don't know this you don't need to be making mead."

Step 5: Degas one time a day until 5 to 7 days in or last sugar break,

Step 6: ferment until 1.000 and rack to secondary.

Step 7: add 2.68 grams of Potassium Sorbate and 2.5 grams of potassium metabisulfite

Step 8: back sweeten with half a pound of honey and 1 pound of lactose.

Step 9: add 2 cans of orange juice concentrate, and the zest of 5 oranges. Also add 5 vanilla beans scraped out, place zest and beans in hop bag.

Step 10: tasted and add more honey as needed. Let age another week and make acid and other flavor adjustments as needed.

Note: this is intended to be carbonated at 2.5 volumes.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-05-03 13:59 UTC