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Orange Elderflower Mead

437 calories 20.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.134 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 437 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 15th 2018
1.134
1.001
17.6%
0.0
5.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Honey20 lb Honey 42 2 100%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz Orange Peal Spice Boil --
4 oz Elderflower Herb Secondary --
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash --
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Primary --
2 ml Fermcap Other Mash --
16 oz Black Tea Flavor Boil --
1 tbsp Pectic Enzyme Other Boil --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Champagne Yeast WLP715
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1466 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.19 g | 24.8 qt) 4.69 18.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.56 6.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.75 g | 31 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil volume 6.25 25  
Going into fermentor 6.25 25  
Total: 4.69 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Prep:
Stepped up starter using DME for a high pitch rate.

Place Orange Peel in the pressure cooker with 1.5 gallons of water for one hour+ to increase extraction. Allow to cool and add pectic enzyme and rest overnight. On brew day dump it into pot with the peal.

Brew Day:
Heated honey to 110 so it flows better out of the container. Blend honey, first dose of yeast nutrient, tea, and water with drill. Aeration with drill for 2 minutes at high speed after mixed. Siphon and discard starter 'beer,' pitch resulting yeast slurry. Added 10-12 drops of Fermcap.

At 70% Projected FG second dose of yeast nutrient with gentle stir.

After 3 days at FG, rack to secondary. One week before the end of secondary add the Elderflower as a dry hop.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-23 16:29 UTC