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Wildflower Witch session Mead

Method: All Grain
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.139 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.278 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 246 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday July 11th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.074

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (standard):

7.3%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

4.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.90 lb	Honey11.9 lb Honey		35	2	100%
11.90 lbs / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 tsp	Beer Nutrient		Other	Mash	--
1 tsp	yeast energizer		Other	Mash	--

Yeast

- -

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	66 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: -12 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Brewed 7/12/20

Directions:

1) Allow yeast to return to room temp/ smack
2) Fill sink with warm water and set honey jars in
3) Fill fermenter with 3 gallons of room temp water
4) add contents one sachet mead nutrient blend and stir
5) Boil .75 gallons of water
6) Add honey into fermenter
7) pour boiled water into empty honey containers/ cover, shake and disolve honey
8) pour hot water honey into fermenter
9) top with water as needed to reach 5 gallons

MUST created -

10) stir must until honey is disolved and well mixed up to 15 minutes - CHECK OG
11) Add Yeast
12) seal fermenter with airlock- ferment below 75F- should start in 24 hrs

Maintenance

1) 24 hours after yeast pitch briefly stir - Add yeast nutrients (FOAMED OVER)
2) 36 hours degas by stirring
3) 48 hrs after yeast pitch briefly stir - Add yeast nutrients (Clockwise for 2 minutes FOAMED OVER)
4) 72 hours after yeast pitch briefly stir - Add yeast nutrients

Secondary

Once fermentation has stopped and FG is stable..
1) siphon into fermenter let mead clarify for 3 months

Conditioning

1) Rack into sanitized co2 keg
2) force carb at 35 psi
2) leave conditioning for another month or two

Racked to sanitized pressurized keg 9/20. Temp 45 co2 volume 25 PSI

https://www.amesfarm.com/products/raw-wildflower-honey-half-gallon?variant=11238576453

https://wyeastlab.com/yeast-strain/sweet-white

https://www.northernbrewer.com/blogs/brewing-techniques/nutrient-vs-energizer-which-should-i-use-and-when

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Last Updated: 2020-09-24 22:01 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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