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Mead

226 calories 13.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 1st 2022
1.070
1.004
8.7%
0.0
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 35 2 100%
2 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.13 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash --
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalvin ICV D-47
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
95%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 23 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Sammamish
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Filtered brita water
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 0.83 g | 3.3 qt) 7.33 29.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1 g | 4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1 g | 4 qt) 6.25 25  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.25 g | 25 qt) 1 4  
Total: 7.33 29.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

PROCESS:
1) Heat honey in a water bath to increase viscosity
2) Put honey into 1/2 gallon filtered water in pot
3) Heat to 150F for 10 minutes
4) Put must into ice bath; cool to 90F or lower
5) Put Yeast Nutrient in santized fermenter (1 Gallon jug)
6) Rack/pour must into fermenter
7) Top off with more filterered water to 1 Gallon mark on jug
8) Put lid; shake to mix
9) Pitch yeast
10) shake again with lid
11) Afix airlock and put in warm/dark location.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-05-01 21:36 UTC