I've been working on a recipe, and now after two years of work and life getting in the way, I've grasped my breath, girded my loins and plunged into the breech.
By far the most expensive thing I'm going to have brewed, I thought I'd drop by put my recipe up and get some final thoughts before I get to work.
I've seen many people making attempts around the story of the Mead of Poetry from the Norse Poetic Eda's
I call it: Óðrerir
Óðrerir
Sweet Mead (24 C)
Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 4.93 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 4.43 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.50 gal
Fermentation: Mead Aging
Date: 06 Jun 2017
Brewer: Tom
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Tucks Brewery
Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Taste Rating: TBD
Ingredients
Amt Name Type
5.00 gal Filtered Water Water
25 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar
2.50 oz Yarrow Petals (Boil 20.0 mins) Herb
0.50 oz Myrica (sweet) Gale (Boil 10.0 mins) Herb
2.0 pkg Sweet Mead/Wine (White Labs #WLP720) [35.49 ml] Yeast
2.50 oz Yarrow Petals (Primary 3.0 weeks) Herb
7.00 lb Lingonberry (Secondary 12.0 weeks) Flavor
1.00 Item Yellow Birch Honeycomb barrel alternative (Secondary 6.0 weeks) Flavor
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.164 SG
Est Final Gravity: 0.962 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 27.6 %
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUs
Est Color: 4.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 0 gal
Sparge Temperature: FALSE
Adjust Temp for Equipment: False
Est Mash PH: 5.71
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Fermentable Weight: 25 lbs
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 0 oz
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F
Fermentation: Mead Aging
Fermenter: Carboy
Volumes of CO2: 0.0
Carbonation Est: None
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): None
Age for: 90.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Well, what is everyone's thoughts?
By far the most expensive thing I'm going to have brewed, I thought I'd drop by put my recipe up and get some final thoughts before I get to work.
I've seen many people making attempts around the story of the Mead of Poetry from the Norse Poetic Eda's
I call it: Óðrerir
Óðrerir
Sweet Mead (24 C)
Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 4.93 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 4.43 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.50 gal
Fermentation: Mead Aging
Date: 06 Jun 2017
Brewer: Tom
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Tucks Brewery
Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Taste Rating: TBD
Ingredients
Amt Name Type
5.00 gal Filtered Water Water
25 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar
2.50 oz Yarrow Petals (Boil 20.0 mins) Herb
0.50 oz Myrica (sweet) Gale (Boil 10.0 mins) Herb
2.0 pkg Sweet Mead/Wine (White Labs #WLP720) [35.49 ml] Yeast
2.50 oz Yarrow Petals (Primary 3.0 weeks) Herb
7.00 lb Lingonberry (Secondary 12.0 weeks) Flavor
1.00 Item Yellow Birch Honeycomb barrel alternative (Secondary 6.0 weeks) Flavor
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.164 SG
Est Final Gravity: 0.962 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 27.6 %
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUs
Est Color: 4.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 0 gal
Sparge Temperature: FALSE
Adjust Temp for Equipment: False
Est Mash PH: 5.71
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Fermentable Weight: 25 lbs
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 0 oz
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F
Fermentation: Mead Aging
Fermenter: Carboy
Volumes of CO2: 0.0
Carbonation Est: None
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): None
Age for: 90.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Well, what is everyone's thoughts?