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Juniper Holiday Mead

221 calories 25.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Karl Ulm
Calories: 221 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 5th 2020
1.066
1.020
6.0%
0.7
11.7
n/a
50.14
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale10 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 1.90 / lb
$ 19.00 		38 3.75 73.1%
2 lb Viking - Rye Malt2 lb Rye Malt $ 1.79 / lb
$ 3.58 		38 3.2 14.6%
1 lb Viking - Golden Ale Malt1 lb Golden Ale Malt $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.99 		37 3.5 7.3%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Special B0.5 lb Special B $ 2.29 / lb
$ 1.15 		33.1 125 3.7%
3 oz Smoked Malt3 oz Smoked Malt $ 2.19 / lb
$ 0.41 		37 5 1.4%
13.69 lbs / $ 26.13
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 1.99 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 0.67 100%
1 oz / $ 1.99
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Juniper berries $ 2.49 / oz
$ 2.49 		Spice Mash 1 hr.
1 lb Honey $ 5.33 / lb
$ 5.33 		Water Agt Boil --
0.50 lb Honey $ 5.33 / lb
$ 2.67 		Fining Secondary --
1 oz Juniper berries Flavor Secondary --
4 oz Gin $ 15.00 / L
$ 1.77 		Other Secondary --
4 oz Vodka $ 15.00 / L
$ 1.77 		Other Secondary --
$ 14.03
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Whitbread Ale 1099
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 118 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.13 gal Strike 168 °F 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.13 20.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.73 g | 22.9 qt) 6.23 24.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.71 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.37 g | 13.5 qt) 3.33 13.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.46 33.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For secondary, roughly crush juniper berries and soak in vokda/gin mix for 3+ days to extract. Mix well with warmed honey and add while siphoning to secondary.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-12-05 01:25 UTC