Meeker's 6 Gallon - Ancient Mead (2023_ANC_06)

Mead Recipe

Submitted By: MeekersMead (Shared)
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Brewer: Brendan Meeker
Batch Size: 6.50 galStyle: Spice, Herb Or Vegetable Mead (M3B)
Boil Size: 6.76 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: White3Equipment: Mead - 6.5 Gallon Carboy
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUsBoil Time: 0 min
Est OG: 1.081 (19.6° P)Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 0.996 SG (-1.1° P)Fermentation: Mead, Three Stage, Standard
ABV: 11.4%Taste Rating: 30.0

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

Notes

25FEB2023: YEAST STARTER: 6.5G GOFERM, LALVIN D47 PACKET, A SMALL BIT OF HONEY, AND 95-105F WATER MIXED FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES IN A JAR ON THE MAGNETIC TRAY. PROCEDURE: ADDED 14LB EDS WILDFLOWER HONEY, 20G FERMAID O, AND TOPPED OFF WITH CHARCOAL FILTERED WATER. USED POWER DRILL MIXING ARM TO MIX AND OXYGENATE THE BATCH, THEN PITCHED THE LALVIN D47 STARTER INTO THE MIX AND SLOSHED IT AROUND A BIT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25-28FEB2023: DEGASSING THE BATCH IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE YEAST PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST 3 DAYS, TRY TO DO IT TWICE A DAY. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29MAR2023: MOVED THE BATCH TO SECONDARY CONTAINER, SULFITE AND SORBATE TO STABILIZE, ADDED 2LB HONEY TO GET THE GRAVITY BACK UP TO ABOUT 1.015. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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