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Strawberry Mead

Name: Strawberry Mead
Yield: 3 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 lb Raw Honey; 7.5 lb Strawberry

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Method: Extract
Style: Other Fruit Melomel
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.109 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.109 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Source: FBomb Brewing
Calories: 353 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday June 6th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.109

Final Gravity:

1.000

ABV (standard):

14.3%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

22.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Raw Honey8 lb Raw Honey	38	20	51.6%
7.50 lb	Strawberry7.5 lb Strawberry	3.15	0	48.4%
15.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
3 tsp	Fermaid O	Other	Primary
6.50 g	go ferm	Water Agt	Primary
3 tsp	pectic enzyme	Water Agt	Primary
3 oz	Strawberry Flavoring	Water Agt	Secondary

Yeast

Lallemand - Lalvin 71B -1122

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	100%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 86 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 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

-Added 8lb Texas Honey in less than 3 gallons of water
-Added 7.5lb Frozen strawberries
-O.G. 1.140 (unknown volume, 2-3 gallons)
-Lalvin 71B yeast with 1/2tsp Go-Ferm starter
-TOSNA 2 doses second and third day
4/19/26 - Racked to Secondary, Gravity 1.000 (18.4% ABV, but original volume was 2.25-2.5 gallons, so more like 13.8%-15.3% ABV) Want it to clarify before deciding what to do next.
5/7 - Add 3tsp of Pectic Enzyme
5/23 - F.G. 1.002, Backsweeten to 1.034, add 1/3 bottle of strawberry flavoring, bottled into 15 brown, 1 clear tester

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Last Updated: 2026-06-06 19:00 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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