First of all, I would like to say hello to everyone. This is my first post on HBT and I hope to have plenty more!
I have been excited about home brewing for years now, and now i have finally started! I've only made one brew so far (haven't tried it yet other than right before bottling, it's still in my closet carbonating right now), and I want to get started on my next batch while Im bored waiting for my first. First brew is a dunkelweizen from a kit. Now I want my second batch to be my own recipe.
Now, my brother is a mead guy and Im the beer guy. Ive been trying to get him into liking beer as much as I do, and we both share a common interest- Honey.
I've been looking at different recipes for honey brown ales for different ideas, and I think I have got my recipe...somewhat. All the recipes I've seen end up as a brown ale with a hint of honey flavor. I don't want a "hint", I want HONEY. Also i would like to have a high alcohol percentage as well (around 10%), so it would be more of my brother's likings.
Ok, now with my recipe:
7 lbs amber LME (newbie brewer here, seems easiest yet still very effective)
3 lbs honey
1.5 lbs brown sugar
1.5 lbs honey malt
1 lb crystal malt
.5 lb chocolate malt
hops (this is where im still thinking. Any suggestions??)
yeast- WLP001 California Ale
Strain malt at 150 degrees for 60 minutes
Boil and add LME, brown sugar, and hops(?)
Add all honey at flame out
primary ferment for about a week, secondary ferment for a couple weeks, then bottle with corn sugar.
As for the hops, I thought about using pre-hopped LME at first, but now i don't want to due to uncertainty of what hops are used. I'm not sure where to go with this one though. I would like a nice subtle hop flavor with a slight bitterness if anyone could suggest one.
Back to the recipe, what do you think? Do you think this may work? Do I need to add more fermentables to make the SG higher for my desired alcohol percentage?
Ive been imagining this brew in my mouth as a nice, warming, sweet, sit-around-the-campfire brew, and all the other recipes seem too mild.
if you don't like to read, i'm sorry about the long post. i wanted to make sure everyone knows what my intentions are for this brew. Also, if this is in the wrong forum, sorry again, maybe mods could move it?
Thanks!
I have been excited about home brewing for years now, and now i have finally started! I've only made one brew so far (haven't tried it yet other than right before bottling, it's still in my closet carbonating right now), and I want to get started on my next batch while Im bored waiting for my first. First brew is a dunkelweizen from a kit. Now I want my second batch to be my own recipe.
Now, my brother is a mead guy and Im the beer guy. Ive been trying to get him into liking beer as much as I do, and we both share a common interest- Honey.
I've been looking at different recipes for honey brown ales for different ideas, and I think I have got my recipe...somewhat. All the recipes I've seen end up as a brown ale with a hint of honey flavor. I don't want a "hint", I want HONEY. Also i would like to have a high alcohol percentage as well (around 10%), so it would be more of my brother's likings.
Ok, now with my recipe:
7 lbs amber LME (newbie brewer here, seems easiest yet still very effective)
3 lbs honey
1.5 lbs brown sugar
1.5 lbs honey malt
1 lb crystal malt
.5 lb chocolate malt
hops (this is where im still thinking. Any suggestions??)
yeast- WLP001 California Ale
Strain malt at 150 degrees for 60 minutes
Boil and add LME, brown sugar, and hops(?)
Add all honey at flame out
primary ferment for about a week, secondary ferment for a couple weeks, then bottle with corn sugar.
As for the hops, I thought about using pre-hopped LME at first, but now i don't want to due to uncertainty of what hops are used. I'm not sure where to go with this one though. I would like a nice subtle hop flavor with a slight bitterness if anyone could suggest one.
Back to the recipe, what do you think? Do you think this may work? Do I need to add more fermentables to make the SG higher for my desired alcohol percentage?
Ive been imagining this brew in my mouth as a nice, warming, sweet, sit-around-the-campfire brew, and all the other recipes seem too mild.
if you don't like to read, i'm sorry about the long post. i wanted to make sure everyone knows what my intentions are for this brew. Also, if this is in the wrong forum, sorry again, maybe mods could move it?
Thanks!
