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Cherry Mead

494 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.151 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 494 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 1st 2020
1.151
1.000
19.7%
0.0
6.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.30 lb Honey4.3 lb Honey 35 2 100%
4.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lalvin 71B
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 46 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 2.14 g | 8.5 qt) 2.64 10.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.36 1.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.5 g | 10 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1 g | 4 qt) 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1.5 g | 6 qt) 1 4  
Total: 2.64 10.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used 4x24oz bottles of Cheribundi 100% tart cherry juice, water and honey to starting gravity.

Added Go Ferm and Lalvin 71B per protocol.

Added 4 grams Opti-red and 1 tsp bentonite to must prior to pitch of yeast. Some lumps of opti-red not dissolved.

Clover honey from Dutch gold heated to de-crystallize.

Pitch temp was 88 degrees F.

PH 3.8 @ start.

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