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Simple Dry Lemon Mead

Method: Extract
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 0.66 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.164 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Charles Hooper
Calories: 362 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 36.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday November 10th 2016

Original Gravity:

1.108

Final Gravity:

1.027

ABV (standard):

10.6%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

5.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 lb	Raw honey3 lb Raw honey		36	2	100%
3 lbs / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Meyer Lemon		Flavor	Primary	--

Yeast

- -

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med
Optimum Temp:	66 - 72 °F	Starter:	No

Red Star Pasteur Champagne (half packet)

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	0%	Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:	0 - 0 °F	Starter:	No

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Notes

Bring 2/3rd gal water to boil; remove from heat
Let water cool to ~165F
Stir in honey
Cool to ~75F
Pour into carboy, aerate
Top off water if needed
Pitch yeast
Cut lemon in half, squeeze both halves into the carboy - don't worry about the seeds, they'll be fine
Install airlock

This was my first mead ever and I likely made a lot of mistakes!

However, I bottled it after 5 months in primary and it seemed reasonably good! It was a little cloudy so I am now conditioning it and will update this at another time.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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