Base: Recipe for Barkshack Ginger Mead on Page ? of Joy of Home Brewing
Altered Recipe:
August 18/00:Day One
Solids: | 80%-85% |
Color: | >7 EBC |
Bitterness: | 25-35 EBU |
Took Measurements: Temp 53 S.G. 1.058
August 30/00:Day Twelve
October 14/00:Day 57
January 04/01:Day 138
Final Appreciation
This stuff ended up being amazing on a brain-haze per drink scale. It seems to be very high in alcohol content - I would say the 8.5% estimate is a bit low. Am I doing the math right on figuring this stuff out? 2 bottles would be enough for most people for an evening, but 3 is over the top.
The taste is not too bad. Those people who don’t like the taste of my darker home brews really enjoy it. Those who do like my darker home brews also enjoy it. It is quite bitter (the tea?) but nicely efferescent and you can’t taste the amount of alcohol you are drinking.
As a side note - the batch didn't last long, being requested at most sittings constantly until it was all gone.
Alcohol Content (Jan. 05/00)
1.058 - 0.993 = .065 x 105 = 6.825% by Weight; 6.825 x 1.25 = 8.53% by Volume