Anniversary Mead

DRUNKEN DRAGON
BREWING COMPANY
Anniversary Mead
STYLE: Traditional Mead
ABV: 10.97 %
OG: 1.094
FG: 1.011
IBU:
All ABV and OGs approximate

Recipe for 5 gallons US

Malts:

Malt	Amount	Units
Honey	12	lb

Hops:

Hop

Form

Amount

Units

Add

Minutes

Yeast:

Pasteur Champagne Yeast

Miscellaneous Ingredients:

Ingredient

Amount

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Comments

Mash:

Step Type

Temp

Method

Time (min)

Directions

Notes:

Local source of honey:
http://www.dixie-honey.com/

PASTEURIZATION: 170F for 15 minutes, then wort chill.

Aerate with oxygen (unlike wine).

Fermentation aids: 1.25 grams Go-Ferm; 3 grams Fermaid-K; 4 grams diammonium phosphate.

Brew History:

Date	History
4/4/2002	As metheglin. ABV: Not calculated
8/2/2002	OG: 1.110 FG: 1.018 Last attempt as metheglin. Extremely spicy. Bad batch. ABV: 12.08%
7/22/2004	OG: 1.116 FG: 1.029 Sweet, sweet alcohol-y mead ABV: 11.42%
6/20/2005	OG: 1.092 FG: 1.011 Near 5 gallons instead of 4 ABV: 10.63%
1/2/2006	OG: 1.093 FG: 1.012 1st Place, Valhalla 2006 ABV: 10.63%
4/2/2006	OG: 1.086 ABV: Not calculated
8/13/2006	OG: 1.090 ABV: Not calculated

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