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| + | == Overview == |
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| * Style: Dry Mead with Raspberry and Hops | | * Style: Dry Mead with Raspberry and Hops |
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| * How much the brewmaster made this recipe up the night before the brew: 100% | | * How much the brewmaster made this recipe up the night before the brew: 100% |
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− | ==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.}} |
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| + | == Brewing == |
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| Based on a recipe from Jason Betts. Heavily modified. | | Based on a recipe from Jason Betts. Heavily modified. |
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| * Add 6.5 lbs of honey (Clover type). This assumes 1.36 grav honey. | | * Add 6.5 lbs of honey (Clover type). This assumes 1.36 grav honey. |
| * Boiled 6 oz crushed raspberries for 13 minutes. | | * Boiled 6 oz crushed raspberries for 13 minutes. |
− | * Add honey and hops. Boil another 7 minutes. | + | * Add honey and hops. Boil another 7 minutes. |
| * Chill with wort chiller to 70F. | | * Chill with wort chiller to 70F. |
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| Top up to 5gal with distilled water. | | Top up to 5gal with distilled water. |
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− | Pitched with Montrechet yeast. It should be able to go fully dry. | + | Pitched with Montrechet yeast. It should be able to go fully dry. |
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| Expected starting gravity: 1.043 | | Expected starting gravity: 1.043 |
| Expected final ABV: 5.8% | | Expected final ABV: 5.8% |
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− | ==Fermenting== | + | == Fermenting == |
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| * Primary ferment: Plastic tub | | * Primary ferment: Plastic tub |
| * Temperature set point: 60F | | * Temperature set point: 60F |
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− | ==Bottling== | + | == Bottling == |
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| * Add another pound of honey | | * Add another pound of honey |
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| * Transferred to sterilized growlers. Not carbonated. | | * Transferred to sterilized growlers. Not carbonated. |
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− | ==Tasting Notes== | + | == Tasting Notes == |
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| 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. | | 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. |
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− | ==Photos== | + | == Photos == |
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