Honey Brew?
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Honey Brew?
I have a jar of honey that I'd like to be to predominant flavour of a beer. Has anyone used it in a kit that has worked well?
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Re: Honey Brew?
You want to add honey after the primary fermentation is done or the vigorous activity will scrub off the honey flavor and aroma. You might also want to steep some honeymalt.
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Re: Honey Brew?
I would boil the honey before adding, but what sort of kit is best to use? I was wondering about a golden ale.
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Re: Honey Brew?
There's no real need to boil honey. Boiling will drive away a lot of flavor and aroma.
A golden ale would work well with more delicate honeys like clover and alfalfa.
A golden ale would work well with more delicate honeys like clover and alfalfa.
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Re: Honey Brew?
Just bumping this in the off chance anyone else has an option.
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I made Barney’s honey mild once. I racked onto 450g of honey (dissolved in a little warm water) after 4 days of fermentation. I can’t remember how strong the honey taste was but I do know that it kept fermenting for weeks after kegging into a plastic pressure barrel.
I had fitted a pressure gauge to the barrel and even thought I was pouring the odd glass I still had to vent excess pressure almost daily for some weeks.
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I had fitted a pressure gauge to the barrel and even thought I was pouring the odd glass I still had to vent excess pressure almost daily for some weeks.
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Re: Honey Brew?
I'd go with 15-20% of my fermentables, unless I was shooting for a braggot, then I'd use twice that much.
When I brew a honey beer I steep some honeymalt. Maybe a pound in 23l, (.45kg).
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Re: Honey Brew?
I have ordered Mr Beer Craft Beer Kits × 1
Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale and was thinking of using 3 jars of honey. Would I need other brewing sugar?
Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale and was thinking of using 3 jars of honey. Would I need other brewing sugar?
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Re: Honey Brew?
No.Uncle Joshua wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:57 pmI have ordered Mr Beer Craft Beer Kits × 1
Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale and was thinking of using 3 jars of honey. Would I need other brewing sugar?
I'm just here for the beer.