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MI Meets VA Cherry Mead

270 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.105 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 23rd 2018
1.084
1.001
10.9%
0.0
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Honey10 lb Honey 42 2 100%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
98 oz Sweet Cherry Puree Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
- Default - - -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 134 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Portsmouth, VA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-Boil day before ~5 gal
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 4.22 g | 16.9 qt) 3.22 12.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.78 3.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 3.22 12.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 pkg RED STAR Premier Cote des Blancs-hydrate 1/4 c @ 95 to 100 For ~20 min.

Heat 2 gal to ~170 F add honey.

Add Remaining Water

5 tsp Yeast Nutrient (3 at pitch, 1 + 3 days, 1+ 6 days)

49oz Can Vintner's Harvest Sweet Cherry Puree. Add to Secondary and transfer mead into. Add Pectic enzyme. Secondary 2.5 months.

Target SG (w/ Cherry): 1.1 (13.18 % ABV)

12/16/18: Added 6 lb and 2 oz Sweet Cherry Puree (Vintner's Harvest)

3/23/19: bottled. FG=0.994 Actual ABV=cc%, 22, 22 oz bottle + 1 gal jug.



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