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strawberry rhubard mead

Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 258 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday October 1st 2019

Original Gravity:

1.080

Final Gravity:

1.002

ABV (standard):

10.1%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

4.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	Honey10 lb Honey	35	2	38.5%
8 lb	Strawberry8 lb Strawberry	3.15	0	30.8%
8 lb	Rhubarb8 lb Rhubarb	0.4	0	30.8%
26 lbs / $ 0.00

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

home

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

3 gallons of bottled spring water into sanitized fermenter. added 10lbs Kirkland Clover Honey, 8lbs of frozen strawberries and 8lbs. frozen rhubarb. topped off water to Original gravity of 1.090. rehydrated 2 packets of lalvin 71B with 95 bottled water. Pitched yeast along with 1 tsp of DAP and 1/2 tsp of fermaid K. temp initially 45 but raised to 65 and began fermentation within 24 hours. fermenter transferred to garage where temp maintained to 65.
fermaid K additions
at pitch: 1/2tsp
24hrs: 1/2tsp
48hrs:1/2tsp
@ ~1.055:1/2tsp
Degassed and punched fruit twice a day for the first 5 days, gently punch fruit once a day after that

Sorbate and Camden tabs and backsweeten to 1.020

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Last Updated: 2020-05-04 21:35 UTC

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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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