I have brewed beer for sometime now and have brewed apfelwein but have never made a mead. I was hoping for some pointers such as the boil or no boil dilema , nutrients, campden and how to use it etc. also, take a look at this basic mead i have put together and please let me know if I'm the right tack or competely off base. Thanks in advance for all the help. p.s. disregard the carb profile and stageing.
basic mead
Semi-Sweet Mead
Type: Extract Date: 12/12/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 1.00 gal Brewer: Aaron Schecter
Boil Size: 1.89 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 20 min Equipment: Aaron's MLT
End of Boil Volume 1.56 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 0.50 gal Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5 75.0 %
1.0 pkg Lalvin EC-1118 (Lallemand - Lalvin #EC-1118) [23.66 ml] Yeast 2 -
1 lbs Fruit - Orange (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 4 25.0 %
25.00 Items Raisins (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 1 -
0.20 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Other 3 -
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.104 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.104 SG
Est Final Gravity: 0.977 SG Measured Final Gravity: 0.988 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 17.0 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 15.5 %
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUs Calories: 351.4 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 2.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 4 lbs
Sparge Water: 1.70 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
Sparge Step: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 0.39 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 0.39 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes
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basic mead
Semi-Sweet Mead
Type: Extract Date: 12/12/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 1.00 gal Brewer: Aaron Schecter
Boil Size: 1.89 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 20 min Equipment: Aaron's MLT
End of Boil Volume 1.56 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 0.50 gal Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5 75.0 %
1.0 pkg Lalvin EC-1118 (Lallemand - Lalvin #EC-1118) [23.66 ml] Yeast 2 -
1 lbs Fruit - Orange (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 4 25.0 %
25.00 Items Raisins (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 1 -
0.20 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Other 3 -
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.104 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.104 SG
Est Final Gravity: 0.977 SG Measured Final Gravity: 0.988 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 17.0 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 15.5 %
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUs Calories: 351.4 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 2.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 4 lbs
Sparge Water: 1.70 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
Sparge Step: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 0.39 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 0.39 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes
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