× Welcome to Cellar Dweller a place for brewers of all kinds to share recipes, ideas and build a database of information that we can all benefit from.

Have fun and enjoy yourselves here and try to play nice in the sandbox!

Please sign up to the site and help us build this community! If you would like to have any of your videos on the site or information please feel free to contact one of the administrators.

If there is any information in the forum that is missing or incorrect please contact the administrators. We are not gonna police you lot - please use common sense.

Also if you would like a section added let us know, we have endeavoured to cover all bases but you never know it is after all your community to build.

We have a lot of exciting things planned for the future and we hope YOU can be a part of it!

Cheers!

Brewing with honey

Start
Prev
1
Next
End

Jonathangomez1190
Topic Author
Offline
New Member

9 years 11 months ago #1306 by Jonathangomez1190

Brewing with honey was created by Jonathangomez1190

I've been thinking about doing a brew with honey. From what I've read, it seems that the honey needs to be heat treated to kill off wild yeast and enzymes to get any residual sweetness from the honey in the finished beer.
I'd be interested to know if anyone has tried this and what the results were like.
Cheers!
Buzz.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Gash
Visitor

9 years 11 months ago - 9 years 11 months ago #1307 by Gash

Replied by Gash on topic Brewing with honey

I think just about all the honey qualities are lost if adding early in the brew process (to the boil), and there is a danger of botulism if allowed to sit in wort. If I was to use it, and wanted to be able to tell it was there in the beer I'd probably do as you said heat treat it and add it to the brew after fermentation had slowed, or too secondary if you use them. This honey will still be eaten by the yeast but hopefully would leave behind more of its flavour then when adding late or early in the boil.

Last edit: 9 years 11 months ago by Gash.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Dullahan Brewing
Visitor

9 years 11 months ago #1308 by Dullahan Brewing

Replied by Dullahan Brewing on topic Brewing with honey

If you use honey in the boil it will ferment out like any other fermentable and lose all its flavour in the process, sugar is cheaper if you must. Heat it to 70 celsius for 15 minutes and add it after about a week of primary fermentation and then proceed as normal, the yeast will still nibble away on it but a lot more slowly leaving behind a lot more of its natural flavour. :woohoo:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Jonathangomez1190
Topic Author
Offline
New Member

9 years 11 months ago #1309 by Jonathangomez1190

Replied by Jonathangomez1190 on topic Brewing with honey

I think I'll add it to the secondary and see how it go's. Thanks for advice guys.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Start
Prev
1
Next
End

Drunken Ramblings

Finnroo - Fri 2 Jun - 16:22

Kit Brew Day Tomorrow, Black Rock Pale ale and number 40 larger brew enhancer by mangrove jacks. And possibly some honey. Yeast US05 ??

Finnroo - Fri 22 Jul - 12:19

3 weeks into dry July and going strong, im on the homeward stretch.

Finnroo - Wed 15 Jun - 13:39

If anyone has trouble logging on , clear your computer with CCleaner or similar and youll be able to log on. Cheers

Finnroo - Sun 29 May - 08:09

lol

SkidBaxter - Sat 28 May - 15:27

Brewing a familiar Dark Mild later today. (hint: Was the bastard tired? Or was he run over by a tire (tyre). No one really knows). One thing for sure. It will be a treat when done. Cheers!

History

The shoutbox is unavailable to non-members

You are not logged in.

Brewing with honey

Drunken Ramblings

Advertisement