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| − | + | == Overview == | |
| − | ==Overview== | ||
| − | * Style: Dry Mead with | + | * Style: Dry Mead with Raspberry and Hops |
* Codename: I didn't mead it that way | * Codename: I didn't mead it that way | ||
* Brewmaster: Eric Stein | * Brewmaster: Eric Stein | ||
* Type: Boiled honey, with light hopping | * Type: Boiled honey, with light hopping | ||
| − | * Initial Gravity: 1. | + | * Initial Gravity: 1.050 |
| + | * Initial pH: 4.3 | ||
* Racked Gravity: 1.??? | * Racked Gravity: 1.??? | ||
* Final Gravity: 1.??? | * Final Gravity: 1.??? | ||
| − | * ABV: ?% | + | * ABV: ?% - projected 5.8% if 5gal, but yield was 4.6gal |
| − | * Brewed: | + | * Brewed: 11/11/2012 |
| − | * | + | * Bottled: 12/18/2012 |
| − | + | * First served: 12/21/2012 | |
| − | * First served: | ||
* Last served: | * Last served: | ||
| + | * How much the brewmaster made this recipe up the night before the brew: 100% | ||
| − | ==Brewing== | + | == Label == |
| + | {{Template:BeerLabel|brewmaster=Eric Stein|abv_percentage=~6.8|name=I Didn't Mead it That Way|team=Ryan Pierce, Tucker Tomlinson|blurb=A session mead, boiled with hops and crushed fresh raspberries. Notes of peach & beer, with a bit of a beery, winey undertone.}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Brewing == | ||
Based on a recipe from Jason Betts. Heavily modified. | Based on a recipe from Jason Betts. Heavily modified. | ||
| − | * boil 4.5 gal water | + | * boil 4.5 gal water. |
| − | * | + | * Add 6.5 lbs of honey (Clover type). This assumes 1.36 grav honey. |
| − | + | * Boiled 6 oz crushed raspberries for 13 minutes. | |
| + | * Add honey and hops. Boil another 7 minutes. | ||
| + | * Chill with wort chiller to 70F. | ||
| − | + | Top up to 5gal with distilled water. | |
| − | + | Pitched with Montrechet yeast. It should be able to go fully dry. | |
| − | + | Expected starting gravity: 1.043 | |
| + | Expected final ABV: 5.8% | ||
| − | ==Fermenting== | + | == Fermenting == |
* Primary ferment: Plastic tub | * Primary ferment: Plastic tub | ||
| + | * Temperature set point: 60F | ||
| − | == | + | == Bottling == |
| − | Add | + | * Add another pound of honey |
| + | * Pasteurized to 138F | ||
| + | * Transferred to sterilized growlers. Not carbonated. | ||
| − | == | + | == Tasting Notes == |
| − | + | Tastes middling between beer, wine, and mead. It's got a vague cidery flavor. A little sweet. Most people very much enjoy it. The hops stand out more than the Raspberry does. | |
| − | == | + | == Photos == |
| − | + | [[Category:Beer Church Beers]] | |
Latest revision as of 00:15, 18 March 2014
Overview
- Style: Dry Mead with Raspberry and Hops
- Codename: I didn't mead it that way
- Brewmaster: Eric Stein
- Type: Boiled honey, with light hopping
- Initial Gravity: 1.050
- Initial pH: 4.3
- Racked Gravity: 1.???
- Final Gravity: 1.???
- ABV: ?% - projected 5.8% if 5gal, but yield was 4.6gal
- Brewed: 11/11/2012
- Bottled: 12/18/2012
- First served: 12/21/2012
- Last served:
- How much the brewmaster made this recipe up the night before the brew: 100%
Label
Brewing
Based on a recipe from Jason Betts. Heavily modified.
- boil 4.5 gal water.
- Add 6.5 lbs of honey (Clover type). This assumes 1.36 grav honey.
- Boiled 6 oz crushed raspberries for 13 minutes.
- Add honey and hops. Boil another 7 minutes.
- Chill with wort chiller to 70F.
Top up to 5gal with distilled water.
Pitched with Montrechet yeast. It should be able to go fully dry.
Expected starting gravity: 1.043 Expected final ABV: 5.8%
Fermenting
- Primary ferment: Plastic tub
- Temperature set point: 60F
Bottling
- Add another pound of honey
- Pasteurized to 138F
- Transferred to sterilized growlers. Not carbonated.
Tasting Notes
Tastes middling between beer, wine, and mead. It's got a vague cidery flavor. A little sweet. Most people very much enjoy it. The hops stand out more than the Raspberry does.