Mesquite Chili Mead - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Mesquite Chili Mead

307 calories 15 g
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Open Category Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.000 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Fats Schindee
Calories: 307 calories (Per )
Carbs: 15 g (Per )
Created: Monday April 23rd 2018
1.095
1.001
12.3%
0.0
4.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 lb Honey1.5 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 33.3%
3 lb Honey3 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 66.7%
4.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Fermaid K Other Primary 1 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required
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Priming
Method: None       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
DI water
 
Notes

Use 24 oz mesquite chili honey (Lone Star Bee Co. Fiery Sweet Mesquite honey) and 3 lbs TX wildflower honey. No boil, just warm water to mix in honey and yeast nutrient. Use staggered nutrient additions or whatever nutrient regimen works for your meads.

If not enough chili flavor, either up the ratio of the two honeys (either 1:1 or 2:1 instead of 1:2), or could try steeping some mesquite-smoked jalapeño and/or habanero chilies in the mead. Or keep one gallon as is, add chilies to second gallon, then blend to taste...

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Last Updated: 2018-06-05 20:05 UTC

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