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mead one

399 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Semi-Sweet Mead
Boil Time: 5 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.123 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 399 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 6th 2015
1.123
1.000
16.1%
0.0
5.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14.70 lb Honey14.7 lb Honey 42 2 100%
14.70 lbs / 0.00
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
92%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Brew Day August 6.
Lalvin 71B two packs
1.25 gallon local orange blossom honey
Well water
Pitch at 60F
Aerate with O2 for 20 seconds. Added 1/2 nutrient in one cup water
staggered nutrient every other day to complete additions.
fermenting at 62F
August 21- airlock still showing activity ~ 3 bubbles per minute

Sept 20 SG = 1.022. No airlock activity. Taste is still very sweet. strong alcohol notes. Needs more time. After opening bucket, flooded it with CO2 prior to reclosure

Oct 11. SG = 1.020 transfered ~ 2 g to cabroy containing 3 # raspberry puree

remainder transfered to secondary. Still too sweet.

1/7/17 The raspberry batch SG dropped to 1.010 but still tasted too sweet (other wise good!)

The main batch was about 1.018 and too sweet. (otherwise good) Made a 100 mL slurry of champagne yeast and added ca65 mL to the big batch and 35 mL to the raspberry batch.


2/24/17 tested the raspberry mead: SG = 1.004 Tastes good! Bottle time! CAP label M2

4/1/17 The main batch is stuck at 1.018. Taste is good. Bottled. 13.7% ABV cap label is M1

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