Meeker's 5 Gallon - Ancient Mead (2023_ANC_05)

Mead Recipe

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Brewer: Brendan Meeker
Batch Size: 5.00 galStyle: Spice, Herb Or Vegetable Mead (M3B)
Boil Size: 5.20 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: White3Equipment: Mead - Standard 5 Gal/19 l Batch
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUsBoil Time: 0 min
Est OG: 1.091 (21.7° P)Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 0.995 SG (-1.2° P)Fermentation: Mead, Three Stage, Standard
ABV: 12.8%Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
4.29 gal Mild Water 1
12 lbs Honey - Wildflower [Primary] (8.0 SRM) Honey 2
0.5 pkgs Lalvin D-47 (Lallemand - Lalvin #D-47) Yeast 3
10.00 g GoFerm Protect (Primary 0 days) Misc 4
20.00 g Fermaid O (Primary 0 days) Misc 5

Notes

25FEB2023: YEAST STARTER: 10G GOFERM, LALVIN D47, A SMALL BIT OF HONEY, AND 95-105F WATER MIXED FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES IN A JAR ON THE MAGNETIC TRAY. PROCEDURE: ADDED APPROX 12LB HONEY INTO CARBOY WITH CHARCOAL FILTERED WATER TO TOP OFF. ADDED 20G FERMAID O AND MIXED IT ALL WITH POWER DRILL MIXING ARM FOR OXYGENATION AS WELL. ADDED STARTER TO THE MIX AND SWISHED IT AROUND. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25-28MAR2023: DEGASSING THE BATCH IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE YEAST PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST 3 DAYS, TRY TO DO IT TWICE A DAY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29MAR2023: TRANSFERED TO SECONDARY CONTAINER, SULFITE+SORBATE TO STABILIZE. ADDED 2LB HONEY TO GET SWEETNESS UP TO APPROX 1.015. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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