A ginger-mead for 2005
author:
jsled
created:
ingredients
grains
- 15 lb local honey, clover
hops
adjuncts
- 0.5 lb grated ginger root
misc
(fixme)
yeast
- 2 champagne yeast [Red Star, yellow packet]
notes
fixme
brewing instances
2004-12-31-05:00
author: jsled
notes
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[2004-12-31-05:00]:
Original Gravity: 1.094 @ 70 Fvery sugary, very tasty!
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[2005-01-06-05:00]:
has been bubbling quite consistently every few seconds for days, now. No significant fermentation spike.
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[2005-01-10-05:00]:
bloop'ing every ~10 seconds at 2-ripples-full
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[2005-02-19-05:00]:
temp reading: @18:54 - 59.4 deg F, max: 73.4, min: 57.0
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[2005-02-27T14:19:00-05:00]:
56.8/69.3 deg f
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[2005-03-12-05:00]:
racked to secondary. tastes like bad wine; the ginger is way-overpowering. Beyond that, the base is good, and the drink is quite strong.
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[2005-03-12-05:00]:
Specific Gravity 0.998 @ 60 F