Its lame but i didnt find straight mead
Fig Mead 2010
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Note:
Figs from Sean@Fullsteam's yard and Pittsboro secret garden
Style:
melomel
Ibu:
0
Abv:
Size:
2.0 gal
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Recipe
* 1.5 gal water* 2 qt honey + 1 pint
* 7lb crushed fresh figs
* Bavarian Wheat blend yeast
* X charred oak chips
Procedure
* Combine crushed fruit, water, 2qt honey* Stir aggressively to dissolve and aerate
* Pitch yeast
* Ferment 7 days
* Strain fruit, rack to 2ndary
* Add 1 pint honey
* Allow to fully ferment
* Add charred oak chips for 2wks
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| 195 |
note:
SG is approx. Honey seems darker and stronger flavored than usual - hope it plays well. Honey is harris teeter raw wildflower USA/Argentina blend.
Ferment volume ~2.65gal
date:
08/08/2010
SG:
1.081 @ 60F
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| 199 |
date:
08/15/2010
note:
Strained fruit, racked to 2ndary
SG:
1.022 @ 60F
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| 200 |
note:
Added ~1lb honey
Think I made 2 critical mistakes in this batch. 1st the honey is dark and not that great, tastes like it has molasses in it. 2nd underpitched on old fruit and ferment took a while to really get going. Seems to be some acetobacter contamination which totally ruined this batch.
date:
08/15/2010
SG:
1.0xx @ 60F
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