A tropical, dessert-style mead inspired by the classic piña colada cocktail. Built on wildflower honey with pineapple and toasted coconut. Targets 10% ABV with a semi-sweet finish. 5-gallon batch.
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Batch size
5 gallons
Target ABV
10%
Fermentation
3–5 weeks
Conditioning
3–6 months
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Add in secondary.
Toast at 350°F until golden. Add in secondary in a muslin bag.
Yeast
Lalvin Lalvin 71B — 1 packets
| Timing | Nutrient | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 (pitch) | Fermaid-O | 2.5 g | |
| 24 hours | Fermaid-O | 2.5 g | |
| 48 hours | Fermaid-O | 2.5 g | |
| 1/3 sugar break | Fermaid-O | 2.5 g | |
| Day 0 (pitch) | Fermaid-K | 5 g |
Spread shredded coconut on a baking sheet. Toast at 350°F for 8–10 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
Prepare no-rinse sanitizer. Sanitize all vessels and tools.
Dissolve honey in 1 gallon of warm water. Cool. Add to fermenter with remaining water to 5.5 gallons.
Record original gravity. Target approximately 1.075.
Pitch Lalvin 71B. Add Day 0 nutrients. Ferment at 65–72°F.
Follow TOSNA schedule. Degas before each addition.
Check gravity every few days. Fermentation typically completes in 3–5 weeks.
Rack onto thawed frozen pineapple and toasted coconut (in muslin bag). Allow 1–2 weeks of contact. Taste regularly.
Remove coconut bag and rack off pineapple. Condition for 3–6 months.
Bottle or keg.
Ensure fermentation is fully complete before packaging.
Honey, water, and pineapple scale linearly. Coconut does NOT scale linearly — adjust to taste. Nutrient additions do NOT scale linearly.
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Target ABV
10%
Original gravity
1.075
Final gravity
1.004
Sweetness
semi sweet
Finished volume
5 gallons
Gross starting volume
5.5 gallons
Expected loss
0.5 gallons(9%)
| Ingredient | Quantity | Unit | Scaling notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflower honey | 10 | lbs | |
| Filtered water | 4 | gallons | |
| Frozen pineapple chunks | 4 | lbs | |
| Unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted | 0.5 | lbs | ⚠ review |
| Fermaid-O | 10 | g | ⚠ review |
| Fermaid-K | 5 | g | ⚠ review |
⚠ Ingredients requiring review
Initial record. Phase 4C Batch 9.
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