Blackberry Mead Beer Recipe | All Grain Other Fruit Melomel by tracyk | Brewer's Friend

Blackberry Mead

492 calories 24.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.150 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.163 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Sweet Mead
Calories: 492 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 26th 2020
1.150
1.004
19.1%
0.0
6.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Honey12 lb Honey 35 2 60%
128 oz Blackberry128 oz Blackberry 3.6 0 40%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 gal Spring Water Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 tsp bentonite Fining Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Fermaid K Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 oz Lemon Juice Flavor Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalvin D47
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
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Priming
Method: none       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Notes

Add yeast nutrients (Fermaid K) 1 tsp each at different steps. (1.085,1.060).

Blackberries are in the form of juice after they have been run through a juicer. I started with 12lbs which I got 1 gallon of juice. This takes the seeds out of it which might add tannins.

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Gallons
Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 $
Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
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