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Cold Brew Coffee Mead

Method: Extract
Style: Open Category Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Source: FBomb Brewing
Calories: 382 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 38.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday May 10th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.114

Final Gravity:

1.028

ABV (standard):

11.2%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

5.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
9.75 lb	Honey9.75 lb Honey		35	2	100%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
24 oz	Coffee	Flavor	Primary
6 oz	Coffee Beans	Flavor	Secondary
4.50 tsp	Fermaid O	Other	Mash
6.25 g	Go-Ferm	Other	Mash

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	72 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Home well water

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

Notes

Took 24 oz of Lovi Coffee (12 of Honduras, 12 of Guatemala, ground and made into cold brew in fridge. Filled 4x 1/2 gallon mason jars, left for 2 days.
Added steeped tea in 3 cups of water and honey. PItch yeast and do TOSNA 3 days.
Tracked to secondary with 6 oz of espresso beans (Blackwater Coffee Cartographer) and left to flavor for 10 days.

Notes:
OG = 1.1290
ph = 4.5

2/24 - 3 gallons of cold brew coffee (4 64 oz mason jars / used 2 mason jars of sludge)
3 cups of steeped Black tea
Safale S-04 added with 6.25g GoFerm
TOSNA - 1 tsp FermaidO
2/25 - TOSNA - 1 tsp FermaidO
2/26 - TOSNA
3/3 - TOSNA

3/10 - Gravity 1.040

3/20 - Gravity 1.032. Racked to secondary with 6oz of whole espresso beans.

4/19 - Gravity 1.032, Bottled (12.73% ABV). Take age from 3/30 in bottle.

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Last Updated: 2026-05-10 17:26 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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