BBW053_4G Blackberry Mead

Mead Recipe

Submitted By: cdleonard1960 (Shared)
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Brewer: BBW
Batch Size: 4.00 galStyle: Fruit and Spice Mead (M3A)
Boil Size: 4.17 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: Red4Equipment: Mead - Mini 3 Gal/11.3 l Batch
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUsBoil Time: 0 min
Est OG: 1.113 (26.5° P)Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 1.002 SG (0.6° P)Fermentation: Mead, Three Stage, Standard
ABV: 15.0%Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
4.00 gal !!Tega Cay 2019 Water 1
4 lbs Blackberry [Primary] (130.0 SRM) Fruit 2
6 lbs 8.00 oz Honey - Jerry and Libbys Local Charlotte Honey [Primary] (6.0 SRM) Honey 3
5 lbs Honey - Orange Blossom [Primary] (5.0 SRM) Honey 4
1.0 pkgs Lalvin D-47 (Lallemand - Lalvin #D-47) Yeast 5
2.50 g Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) (Primary 1 days) Misc 6
2.50 g Fermaid K (Primary 1 days) Misc 7
2.50 g Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) (Primary 2 days) Misc 8
2.50 g Fermaid K (Primary 2 days) Misc 9
2.50 g Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) (Primary 3 days) Misc 10
2.50 g Fermaid K (Primary 3 days) Misc 11
2.50 g Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) (Primary 7 days) Misc 12
2.50 g Fermaid K (Primary 7 days) Misc 13
2 lbs Blackberry [Secondary] (130.0 SRM) Fruit 14
3.90 g Potassium Sorbate 200ppm Sorbic Acid (Secondary 0 min) Misc 15
1.50 g Potassium Metabisulfite 50ppm Free SO2 (Secondary 0 min) Misc 16

Notes

4/18 - BREW DAY - estimated contribution from Blackberries is 5 sugar points so OG was set at Measured (Honey Only)=1.110+.005 from Berries = 1.115. 4/20 - Sugar went up - releasing from the fruit? Fermenting steadily but perhaps slowly. 4/21 - At 1/3 Sugar break already. Stirring daily to degas. Will add 1/3 break nutrients on Day 4 so as to not over burden the yeast. Slowly taking on a light purple hue and flavor. Crushing a few berries every day with back of spoon. 4/27 - Removed Fruit. Close to finished fermenting. 4/28 - added K Meta and K Sorbate to Ingredients to kill/stabilize when it racks to Sec. 4/29 - Hydrometer reading 1.012 but yeast has stopped. Racked to Sec. Added 1.5g (50ppm) Meta K.

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