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Jason's Big Citrus Mead

539 calories 29.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.175 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Source: Jason's Spin on Joe's Ancient Orange
Calories: 539 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 29.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday February 11th 2014
1.175
1.009
21.9%
0.0
6.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg Honey12 kg Honey 42 2 100%
12 kg / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 each Manderin Oranges (Sliced) Flavor Primary --
8 each Cloves Flavor Primary --
5 each Cinnamon Sticks Flavor Primary --
150 each Raisins (chopped) Flavor Primary --
42.50 g Wyeast Nutrient Water Agt Other --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Dry Mead 4632
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
95%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
13 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
1118
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Force Carbonated       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Notes

Actually used Wyeast Sweet Mead 4148, But it stalled after about 5 days. I think it got too cold.

Pitched 1118 on top of that a couple of times and a whole vial of Wyeast nutrient in stages.

Finally started fermenting again and after 5 weeks it stopped at 1.010

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  • Last Updated: 2014-09-10 04:41 UTC
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