Meeker's 5 Gallon - Ancient Ambrosia (AA_001)

Mead Recipe

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Brewer: Brendan Meeker
Batch Size: 5.00 galStyle: Spice, Herb Or Vegetable Mead (M3B)
Boil Size: 0.74 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
18.80 g Fermaid O (Primary 0 days) Misc 3
5.00 g GoFerm Protect (Primary 0 days) Misc 4
2.0 pkgs Lalvin EC-1118 (Lallemand - Lalvin #EC-1118) Yeast 5

Notes

01JUL2023: YEAST STARTER: 5G GOFERM, A SMALL BIT OF HONEY, AND 95-105F WATER MIXED FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES IN A JAR ON THE MAGNETIC TRAY. PROCEDURE: STARTING OUT WITH A TRADITIONAL MEAD, GOING TO FLAVOR IT WITH ANCIENT MEAD SPICES (NOW ANCIENT AMBROSIA). WANTING TO TEST THE FLAVOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN D47 AND EC1118. I AM LEANING TOWARDS STILL USING D47 BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE FLAVOR THE YEAST PRODUCES, BUT I THINK THE EC1118 MIGHT ALLOW THE SPICES TO SHINE A BIT MORE ON THEIR OWN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-06JUL2023: DEGASSING THE BATCH IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE YEAST PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST 3 DAYS, TRY TO DO IT TWICE A DAY. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23JUL2023: RACKING AA-001 AND AA-002 INTO POST FERMENTATION/SECONDARY. I AM GOING TO START THE FLAVORING PROCESS ON 25JUL IN TIME FOR MY 3 WEEK TRIP TO GUAM. PLAN FOR 72 HOURS OF SOAKING TIME FOR THE SPICES. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31AUG2023: RACKING TO FINAL CONTAINER FOR SULFITE+SORBATE+BACK SWEETENING(2LB HONEY). DUE TO A LONG WORK TRIP THIS WILL AGE IN THE CONTAINER FOR 4-5 MONTHS...

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