honey beer recipe

Mapleroots · 10-13-2009, 03:02 AM

So I just got off the phone with my mom back home and she told me they had harvested some natural honey from combs out back, some of the best honey she has ever had were her comments. So I'm out now on the chase for the best recipe that I can find to incorporate this delicious stuff into? Before hearing this my next beer was going to be an authentic German Bock, is there any way I can use this in a lager type recipe, even if it is not authentic? I was also thinking about a wheat? post the bast, thanks.

primary: 80 bars Trappist ale
secondary: Golden Imperial Wheat
secondary: Golden Imperial Wheat

Freezeblade · 10-13-2009, 03:42 PM

one word. Mead.

Although another good one would be a Belgian Golden Strong with honey.

5.5 Gallons@75% eff.

13# Belgian Pils Malt
8oz carapils
3# Honey (added at high krausen on 3rd day of fermentation)

1.75oz Saaz@90
1.00oz Styrian Goldings@15

Fermented with WLP570 (duvel strain) at ambient temps (72ish)

I've done this exact recipe and it came out awesome after a good amount of aging time. I moved to secondary after 2 months and bottled after 6 months, and it's really awesome after 9 months. I've only opened a few, as I'm waiting for the year mark to really dive into them.

**Edcculus** · 10-13-2009, 04:49 PM

If the honey is that good, I'd go with mead too. Any subtle flavors or nuances will be lost in a beer.

**claphamsa** · 10-13-2009, 05:29 PM

+ 5 on the mead!

I made a good honey blond ale

basically a typical blond with 2 lbs of honey in the primary! but I wouldnt use super yummy fresh honey for anything other than meade!

Mapleroots · 10-13-2009, 10:23 PM

great! I've never done a meade, but am damn excited to try one, Thanks for the good advice.

**claphamsa** · 10-13-2009, 11:30 PM

go to the meade forum, then ignore the guy named jezter