Style: Dry Mead

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Style Profile based on 169 recipes

BU:GU

0.01

Hops

2.7 g/L

Mash pH

5.58

Dry hop

0.4 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Mead

1.035 1.17

1.08

0.99 1.01

1.008

IBU

0 0

ABV

3.5% 18%

9.6%

SRM

2 50

Description

Similar in balance, body, finish and flavor intensity to a dry white wine, with a pleasant mixture of subtle honey character, soft fruity esters, and clean alcohol. Complexity, harmony, and balance of sensory elements are most desirable, with no inconsistencies in color, aroma, flavor or aftertaste. The proper balance of sweetness, acidity, alcohol, and honey character is the essential final measure of any mead.

Examples: White Winter Dry Mead, Sky River Dry Mead, Intermiel Bouquet Printanier

Typical Grain Bill

96% Pale

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

80% Pale (100%)

% of Dry Mead recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Dry Mead recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 80 ppm

Mg²⁺ 5 ppm

Na⁺ 25 ppm

Cl⁻ 75 ppm

SO₄²⁻ 77 ppm

HCO₃⁻ 100 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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