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Mead

391 calories 37.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ron-Ho
Calories: 391 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 20th 2026
1.117
1.026
11.9%
0.0
5.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Honey12 lb Honey 35 2 56.1%
9 lb Blackberry9 lb Blackberry 3.6 0 42.1%
6 oz Maltodextrin6 oz Maltodextrin 39 0 1.8%
21.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Yeast Nutrient Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
77 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 145 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Arrowhead Spring Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume 2.16 8.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 2.09 8.4  
Pre boil volume 4 16  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 2.16 8.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mead" Semi-Sweet Mead beer recipe by Ron-Ho. All Grain, ABV 11.88%, IBU 0, SRM 5.1, Fermentables: (Honey, Blackberry, Maltodextrin) Other: (Yeast Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-20 04:05 UTC