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Simple Dry Lemon Mead

362 calories 36.8 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: 0.66 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.164 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Charles Hooper
Calories: 362 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 36.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 10th 2016
1.108
1.027
10.6%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Raw honey3 lb Raw honey 36 2 100%
3 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Meyer Lemon Flavor Primary --
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Red Star Pasteur Champagne (half packet)
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 0.75 g | 3 qt) 0.41 1.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.25 1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1 g | 4 qt) 0.66 2.6  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 1 4  
Going into fermentor 1 4  
Total: 0.41 1.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Bring 2/3rd gal water to boil; remove from heat
Let water cool to ~165F
Stir in honey
Cool to ~75F
Pour into carboy, aerate
Top off water if needed
Pitch yeast
Cut lemon in half, squeeze both halves into the carboy - don't worry about the seeds, they'll be fine
Install airlock

This was my first mead ever and I likely made a lot of mistakes!

However, I bottled it after 5 months in primary and it seemed reasonably good! It was a little cloudy so I am now conditioning it and will update this at another time.

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