Meeker's 6 Gallon - Elderberry Melomel (2023_ELD_01)

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Brewer: Brendan Meeker
Batch Size: 6.00 galStyle: Melomel (M2E)
Boil Size: 0.74 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: Red8Equipment: Mead - 6 Gallon Carboy
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUsBoil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.075 (18.3° P)Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 0.996 SG (-1.0° P)Fermentation: Mead, Three Stage, Standard
ABV: 10.6%Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
5.29 gal Mild Water 1
12 lbs Honey - Wildflower [Primary] (8.0 SRM) Honey 2
7 lbs Elderberry Puree [Primary] (3.0 SRM) Fruit 3
0.7 pkgs Lalvin RC 212 (Bourgovin) (Lallemand - Lalvin #RC 212) Yeast 4
5.00 g GoFerm Protect (Primary 0 days) Misc 5
20.00 g Fermaid O (Primary 0 days) Misc 6

Taste Notes

2023_ELD_01-A: TURNED OUT MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST RUN OF ELDERBERRY I DID. THE TASTE IS MUCH LIGHTER, AND LESS 'MEDICINAL' TASTING. THOUGH I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE I USED TOO MUCH ELDERBERRY LAST TIME. GIVEN TIME TO AGE, THIS BATCH IS GOING TO DO QUITE WELL. I NEED TO FIND WHAT WILL PAIR WITH THIS FRUIT, BECAUSE IT TASTES LIKE THERE IS A WINDOW FOR SOME OTHER SPICE OR FRUIT TO PAIR UP AND MAKE A COMPLETE TASTE PROFILE.

Notes

25FEB2023: YEAST STARTER: 5G GOFERM, 1 PACKET OF BOURGOVIN RC-212,A SMALL BIT OF HONEY, AND 95-105F WATER MIXED FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES IN A JAR ON THE MAGNETIC TRAY. PROCEDURE: ADDED 7LB OF PUREED, BOILED, ELDERBERRY TO 12LB HONEY AND TOPPED OFF WITH CHARCOAL FILTERED WATER, AS WELL AS 20G FERMAID O. MIXED WITH POWER DRILL MIXING ATTACHMENT TO OXYGENATE AND MIX THE BATCH. LOTS OF TINY SEEDS LEFT OVER THAT WILL BE A PAIN LATER... ADDED THE STARTER AND LEFT TO FERMENT IN COOL CLOSET. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26-28FEB2023: DEGASSING THE BATCH BY JOSTLING IT AROUND, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE YEAST PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST 3 DAYS, TRY TO DO IT TWICE A DAY. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29MAR2023: 2023_ELD_01-A: 3 GALLON BATCH, ADDED 1LB HONEY, SULFITE+SORBATE TO STABILIZE 2023_ELD_01-B: 3 GALLON BATCH, ADDED 1LB HONEY, SULFITE+SORBATE TO STABILIZE, ADDED 1 GALLON 2023_ANC_01, TRADITIONAL TO FILL THE 3 GALLON CARBOY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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