Fermentables
|
Amount
|
Fermentable
|
Cost
|
PPG
|
°L |
Bill %
|
|
6.50 lb |
Raw Honey6.5 lb Raw Honey |
|
38 |
20 |
71.6% |
|
2.20 lb |
luxardo cherry (can) - Luxardo Cherry (Can) - Cherry, dark sweet2.2 lb Luxardo Cherry (Can) - Cherry, dark sweet |
|
35 |
0 |
24.2% |
|
6 oz |
Freeze Dried Tart Cherries - Freeze Dried Tart Cherries - Cherry6 oz Freeze Dried Tart Cherries - Cherry - (late fermenter addition) |
|
35 |
0 |
4.1% |
|
9.07 lbs / $ 0.00
|
Other Ingredients
|
Amount
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Type
|
Use
|
Time
|
|
3 each |
Cinnamon stick
|
|
Spice |
Primary |
0 min. |
|
3 each |
Bitter Almond (Drop)
|
|
Water Agt |
Secondary |
0 min. |
|
3 each |
Black Tea Teabag
|
|
Water Agt |
Primary |
0 min. |
|
0.75 tsp |
Go-Ferm
|
|
Other |
Other |
0 min. |
|
1.50 tsp |
Fermaid O
|
|
Other |
Primary |
0 min. |
Target Water Profile
Home well water
| Ca+2 |
Mg+2 |
Na+ |
Cl- |
SO4-2 |
HCO3- |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes
Primary:
- Make yeast starter with Go-Ferm
- Mix water & honey
- Add 1 can Luxardo Cherries and mix by hand
- Add steeped Black Tea and cinnamon sticks
- Top up to 3 gallons, add yeast starter, Fermaid-O, and mix by hand
Note: I used a steeping bag for the cherries and cinnamon sticks which is likely not necessary
Secondary:
- Let ferment completely there should still be some sugars left
- Rack to new fermenter
- Add freeze dried cherries in steeping bag
- Let sit for at least two weeks for flavor. Stabilize if necessary.
- Backsweeten to 1.040 and bottle
Brewer's Notes:
This is from another Brewer of Brewers Friend's, based on a SCB mead. The Luxardo cherries are awesome, but I think for the next batch I'd add some frozen tart cherries to augment the Luxardos and expand the flavor profile. I didn't notice much difference with he bitter almond, possible need to use more. I sat in secondary for 1 full month, might go faster if I crushed the freeze dried cherries. It takes about two months for this to bottle condition. It is one of the best meads that i have made.
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|
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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