Mellow Mel

Other Fruit Melomel BJCP 2008 – 25C

OG
1.080
FG
1.010
SRM
3
ABV
9.7%
Awards
1
Batch #
2010-23
Batch Size
6.00 gal
Brew Date
September 23, 2010
Tap Date
December 25, 2011
ABW
7.3%
Kcal
259 12 oz
Real Extract
5.6° P
Attenuation
86.5% apparent
71% real

Fermentables

Honey
15.00 lbs|65.2%
Color
1.0 SRM
PPG
8.0
65.2%
Fruit - Blackberries, Raw or Frozen
8.00 lbs|34.8%
Type
Sugar
PPG
201.0
34.8%

Equipment Profile5 Gallon/19 Liter Kettle

Batch Size
5.00gal
Boil Volume
4.00gal
Evaporation Rate
9.00%per hour
Hop Utilization
100%
Mash Tun Volume
5.00gal
Mash Tun Weight
5.00 pounds
Mash Tun Specific Heat
0.12 cal/gram per °C
Top Up Water
0.00gal
Trub Chiller Loss
0.25gal

Fermentation and Aging

21 days
Primary
68°F
42 days
Secondary
68°F
365 days
Age
52°F

Water Profile Denver, Colorado

Calcium
31.5
Bicarbonate
104
Sulfate
50.8
Chloride
23.5
Magnesium
8.5
Ideal PH
7.8
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Mellow Mel – 1 Awards
Name
Mellow Mel
Competition
Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge
Date
11/09/2013
Style
Other Fruit Melomel
Place
3rd