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Bluebery Mead

Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: John Nafziger
Calories: 246 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday October 4th 2024

Cherry Mead

by Thomas Edgar

OG: 1.092 FG: 1.016 ABV: 10.0% IBU: 0

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.004

ABV (standard):

9.5%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

4.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

34.71

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
13 lb	Honey13 lb Honey	$ 2.67 / lb $ 34.71	35	2	100%
13 lbs / $ 34.71

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 lb	Blueberry		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - kv1116

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	95%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	50 - 95 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 146 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Bloomington Illinois Home Filtered

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Water siting in container overnight for chlorine mitigation. Consider adding chemicals for water treatment on next batch.

Notes

1000 ml starter evening before. 1/2 cup honey, 1/2 tsp FermAid O and top of with water. stir well with frother. Stir plate approx 12 hours. Starter OG 1.045
Mix water & honey, 1 and aerate with large wisk on drill.
Bucket fermenter with single air lock.
Initially wanted only 5 gal batch but didn't allow for volume of honey being about 1 1/4 gallon. OG calculation was off by about 10 points.

Yeast nutrient schedule:
24 hrs add 1 tsp Ferm O and wisk to degas
48 hrs add 1 tsp Ferm O

Kill yeast with Potassium Sorbate 3-6 grams 1-2 days prior to back-sweeten and adding blueberry puree.

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Last Updated: 2025-03-08 14:57 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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