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Sweet Mead – Extract GONE

Batch Size:

5 gallons

Boil Time:

15 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

May 1, 2009

Statistics

OG:

1.119 27.8° P

FG:

1.014 3.6° P

Real Extract:

8° P

Attenuation:

87.1% Apparent – 71.2% Real

Color:

3.6 SRM

ABV:

14%

ABW:

10.9%

Calories:

384 12 oz

General Info

Honey used:

14 lbs Clover
3 lbs Wildflower
1 lbs Longan

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
18.00 pounds	Honey

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Lalvin	Lallemand	K1V-1116	10 gr

Equipment Profile 5 Gallon/19 Liter Kettle

Batch Size:

5.00 gallons

Boil Volume:

4.00 gallons

Evaporation Rate:

9.00% per hour

Typical Efficiency:

72%

Hop Utilization:

100%

Mash Tun Volume:

5.00 gallons

Mash Tun Weight:

5.00 pounds

Mash Tun Specific Heat:

0.12 cal/gram per °C

Mash Tun Dead Space:

0.25 gallons

Loss:

0.25 gallons

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Calcium:

31.4 ppm

Bicarbonate:

56.9 ppm

Sulfate:

41.1 ppm

Chloride:

0.9 ppm

Sodium:

27.0 ppm

Magnesium:

3.5 ppm

PH:

5.4

Notes:

Filtered through standard charcoal system.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

60 days @ 68° F

Age:

365 days @ 65° F

First Mead

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Boil Time:	15
OG:	1.119 / 27.8° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: First Mead