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Mead #2 – Crockett Desert Gold – $22 for 5 lbs

Mead Recipe

I know what you’re thinking. Where’s mead #1 why are you starting at #2? I’m using Google Docs to track the dates and gravities of the mead. I’ve used the first row to name the columns so to keep the mead numbers matching the document I have to start at #2.

My main goal over the next few months to years is to comparing the effects of the different ingredients in Meads both in verity and quantity. I am starting with honey verities all in the amount of 3lbs. This will likely produce a similar amount of alcohol but with differing flavors.

To get us started I purchased 5lbs of Crockett Desert Honey locally in Arizona for about $22. We will only be using 3lbs so I guess I will have plenty left over for my morning toast.

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. Crockett Honey Co.
  • ⅛ cup brown sugar
  • 0.5 gallon water
  • 0.3 gallon ice
  • 1pk Red Star Champagne Yeast

Instructions

  1. Make a yeast starter. With brown sugar and 2 cups water
  2. Bring Water to boiling.
  3. Warm Honey to around 100 degrees. DON’T BOIL
  4. Take water off heat and stir in honey until diluted
  5. Pour in ice stir until ice melts.
  6. Cool to around 75 before pouring in yeast.
  7. Pour into final container.
  8. Cap with a closed cap and shake 30 seconds to agitate.
  9. Remove cap and replace with airlock.
  10. Put in a temperature controlled area for 2 weeks.
  11. Move to secondary and read gravity.
  12. Put in a temperature controlled area for 2 weeks.
  13. Move to secondary and read gravity.
  14. Put back in a temperature controlled area for 6 months.
Original Gravity1.064
Second Gravity1.002
Third Gravity1.002
ABV 1*8.372
ABV 2*8.138
Calories from Alcohol (12oz)164.372
Calories from Mead (12oz)45.565
Total Calories (12oz)209.938
Start Date08/18/2018
Primary Temp in Fahrenheit72
Primary Length in days26

ABV 1 formula: (76.08 * (og-fg) / (1.775-og)) * (fg / 0.794)

ABV 2 formula: (og – fg) * 131.25

Calories from Alcohol formula: 1881.22 * FG * (OG-FG)/(1.775-OG)

Calories from Mead Formula: 3550.0 * FG * ((0.1808 * OG) + (0.8192 * FG) – 1.0004)

Calories Total Formula: Calories from Alcohol + Calories from Mead