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Wild Blackberry Mead

Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.74 liters
Post Boil Size: 3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.303 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.702 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 442 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 44.3 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Saturday August 6th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.141

Final Gravity:

1.035

ABV (standard):

13.9%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

0.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 kg	US - Honey - Sweet Clover7 kg Honey - Sweet Clover	35	0	73.7%
2 kg	Blackberry2 kg Blackberry - (late boil kettle addition)	3.6	0	21.1%
500 g	Blackberry500 g Blackberry - (late fermenter addition)	3.6	0	5.3%
9.50 kg / $ 0.00

Yeast

White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	21 - 24 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

Blackberries are picked from wild stock around the city. They are boiled, and reduced to a sugar-added syrup.

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Last Updated: 2022-08-06 11:42 UTC

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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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