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Black Currant Mead

423 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.130 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.130 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Source: Brandon Pflipsen
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 423 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 7th 2026
1.130
1.000
19.4%
0.0
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Honey15 lb Honey 35 2 27.2%
12 oz Honey12 oz Honey 35 2 1.4%
630 oz Currant, black630 oz Currant, black 4.2 0 71.4%
882 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalvin ICV D21
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
100%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1256 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.3 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (-0.14 g). Reduce mash thickness to 0 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 5.64 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 5.89 23.6  
Pre boil volume 5.5 22  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: -0.14 -0.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using D21 yeast

Rehydrate 24g of yeast with 31.3g of GoFerm in 626mL of water.

Total nutrient required: 17.2g

Add 4.3g of Fermaid O at 24 hr, 48 hr, 72 hr, and 1/3 sugar break (1.085) or day 7.

Fruit sugar is 30.77% of total sugar

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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-07 14:13 UTC