Style: Semi-Sweet Mead

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Style Profile based on 87 recipes

BU:GU

0.04

Hops

5.0 g/L

Mash pH

4.50

Dry Hop

1.3 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Mead

1.035 1.17

1.087

0.99 1.01

1.013

IBU

0 0

ABV

3.5% 18%

9.9%

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: Lurgashall English Mead, Redstone Traditional Mountain Honey Wine, Sky River Semi-Sweet Mead, Intermiel Verge d’Or and Mélilot

Typical Grain Bill

94% Pale

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

Common Additions

93% Pale (100%)

% of Semi-Sweet Mead recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2023

2.73 g/L 2.73 g/L

2.73 g/L

2024

7.49 g/L 7.49 g/L

7.49 g/L

dated Semi-Sweet Mead recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Fermentables

61% Honey
21% Raw Honey

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Semi-Sweet Mead recipes using each strain

Mash Profile

67% Single Infusion
22% Step Mash
11% Decoction

9 recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile

80 ppm Ca²⁺
5 ppm Mg²⁺
25 ppm Na⁺
75 ppm Cl⁻
80 ppm SO₄²⁻
100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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