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Orange Blossom Mead

293 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 7.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 293 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 1st 2020
1.091
1.001
11.8%
0.0
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Honey20 lb Honey 35 2 100%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
27.60 g Fermaid O Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 222 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb    
Mash volume with grains    
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 6.25 25  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.7 6.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.45 g | 33.8 qt) 7.7 30.8  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil Volume 7.7 30.8  
Going into fermentor 7.7 30.8  
Total: 6.25 25
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Make 2L yeast starter 1-2 days before pitching.

Add 20 lb Dutch Gold Orange Blossom honey to 5 gallon jug of RO water. Bring down to ~1.090 OG with distilled water after pitching yeast in fermenter.

Four nutrient additions of 6.9 g Fermaid O at 0, 24, 48 and 72 hours.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-03-01 21:23 UTC