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Recipe Information edit

Details

Name: Lemon Ginger Mead Brewer: n.j.fleming Brew Date:
  IBU Formula: Tinseth Units: standard Private: Yes

Boil

Boil Volume: 5 gal. Boil Length: 60 min. Target Volume: 5 gal.

Style

Name: Dry Mead Category: Traditional Mead - 24A Type: Mead

Notes

Bring one g of water to a boil kill the heat and steep 12inch of ginger for 10min. Add honey and lemon. Transfer to fermentor and pitch 

Fermentables add

Variety Amount Color Potential SG Grist%  
Honey13 lbs. 4 oz.0 °L1.0321.085100%
Total 13 lbs. 4.00 oz.
0 SRM
  1.085    

Hops add

Hops Amount AA% Use Time Type IBU  
Total 0.00 oz.         0  

Yeasts add

Yeast Attenuation% Flocculation Min Temperature Max Temperature  
EC... LAVALIN102High49 °F75 °F

Miscs Add

Misc Type Amount Use Time  
Yeast NutrientOther1 tsp.Boil0 min.
Yeast NutrientOther1 tsp.Primary2 day(s)
Lemon JuiceFlavor6 oz.Boil0 min.
Ginger RootFlavor12 oz.Boil0 min.

Mash Information edit

Details

Name: Lemon Ginger Mead Brewer: n.j.fleming Brew Date:
  Boil Volume: 5 gal. Units: standard Thermal Loss: 3°F
  Mash Efficiency: 75% Mash Method: Single Infusion Sparge Method: fly
  Grain Temp: 72 °F Initial Grist Ratio: 1.50 qt./lb. Absorption Rate: 0.15 gal./lb.

Notes

Mash Steps add

Step Name Type Length Target Temp Infusion Amount Infusion Temp Grist Ratio  
Saccharificationinfusion60 min.155.0 °F4.97 gal.168.6 °F1.50
Total   1 hour   4.97 gal. (runoff: 2.98 gal.)    

Sparge Steps add

Step Name Target Temp Water Amount  
Saccharification155.0 °F4.97 gal.
Total   4.97 gal.  

Type

extract

OG

1.085
style
0.000 - 0.000

FG

0.998
style
0.000 - 0.000

Color

0 SRM
style
0 - 0

IBU

0
style
0 - 0

ABV

11.4%
style
0 - 0

Cal.

272
per 12oz.