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Cold Brew Coffee Mead

382 calories 38.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Open Category Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Source: FBomb Brewing
Calories: 382 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 38.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 10th 2026
1.114
1.028
11.2%
0.0
5.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.75 lb Honey9.75 lb Honey 35 2 100%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 oz Coffee Flavor Primary 0 min.
6 oz Coffee Beans Flavor Secondary 0 min.
4.50 tsp Fermaid O Other Mash 0 min.
6.25 g Go-Ferm Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home well water
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 2.17 8.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.83 3.3  
Pre boil volume 3 12  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 2.17 8.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Took 24 oz of Lovi Coffee (12 of Honduras, 12 of Guatemala, ground and made into cold brew in fridge. Filled 4x 1/2 gallon mason jars, left for 2 days.
Added steeped tea in 3 cups of water and honey. PItch yeast and do TOSNA 3 days.
Tracked to secondary with 6 oz of espresso beans (Blackwater Coffee Cartographer) and left to flavor for 10 days.


Notes:
OG = 1.1290
ph = 4.5

2/24 - 3 gallons of cold brew coffee (4 64 oz mason jars / used 2 mason jars of sludge)
3 cups of steeped Black tea
Safale S-04 added with 6.25g GoFerm
TOSNA - 1 tsp FermaidO
2/25 - TOSNA - 1 tsp FermaidO
2/26 - TOSNA
3/3 - TOSNA

3/10 - Gravity 1.040

3/20 - Gravity 1.032. Racked to secondary with 6oz of whole espresso beans.

4/19 - Gravity 1.032, Bottled (12.73% ABV). Take age from 3/30 in bottle.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-10 17:26 UTC