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Honey Mead

258 calories 24 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 258 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 29th 2022
1.078
1.016
8.2%
0.0
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 35 2 50%
2 lb Peach2 lb Peach 4.05 0 50%
4 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.40 oz Lemon Zest Other Secondary 3 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
0.20 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 25 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 2.1 g | 8.4 qt) 0.6 2.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.4 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.5 g | 10 qt) 1 4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1 g | 4 qt) 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1.5 g | 6 qt) 1 4  
Total: 0.6 2.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Honey Mead" Semi-Sweet Mead beer recipe by Andrew Wallace. Extract, ABV 8.2%, IBU 0, SRM 3.86, Fermentables: (Honey, Peach) Other: (Lemon Zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-04-29 21:45 UTC