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Basic Mead

241 calories 24.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 15 min
Batch Size: 4.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.6 liters
Post Boil Size: 5.58 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Calories: 241 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 13th 2019
1.078
1.019
7.6%
0.0
19.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.10 kg Raw Honey1.1 kg Raw Honey 38 20 100%
1.10 kg / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
0.50 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
21 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 30 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 3.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg  
Mash volume with grains  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 L) 11.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.8
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.9 L) 11.6
Boil off losses -1.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.5 L) 5.6
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 L) 4.5
Total: 11.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Basic Mead" Semi-Sweet Mead beer recipe by Brewer #252540. All Grain, ABV 7.63%, IBU 0, SRM 18.99, Fermentables: (Raw Honey)
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