So I stumbled across this thread and it really got me thinking,
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/medieval-burnt-mead-112163/
I saw some braggots about the site where people basically did this and then added dme, chocolate, and english hops, then called it a day.
Has anyone tried doing this in a small amount just for a beer?
My thoughts are, wouldn't this go great in say a "smoked porter?"
Start burning maybe 1# honey in the bottom of the boil kettle,
after about a half hour, start a 60 minute mash for a solid smoked porter recipe, (possibly leaving out or cut back the smoked malt)
Then instead of rehydrating the burnt black honey with water, run your wort right to your boil kettle as you normally would, boil this mess, do your hops additions etc
An example of a recipe I'm thinking about
5 gal batch
7 # 2-row
3 # Cherry wood smoked malt
10 oz chocolate malt
6. oz crystal 60
6. Oz carapils
3 oz Belgian debittered black
1lbs burnt honey right before boil
1.5 oz Pearle @ 90
.50oz Mt. Hood @ 15
Has anyone done something similar, or just have some thoughts or advice on this?
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/medieval-burnt-mead-112163/
I saw some braggots about the site where people basically did this and then added dme, chocolate, and english hops, then called it a day.
Has anyone tried doing this in a small amount just for a beer?
My thoughts are, wouldn't this go great in say a "smoked porter?"
Start burning maybe 1# honey in the bottom of the boil kettle,
after about a half hour, start a 60 minute mash for a solid smoked porter recipe, (possibly leaving out or cut back the smoked malt)
Then instead of rehydrating the burnt black honey with water, run your wort right to your boil kettle as you normally would, boil this mess, do your hops additions etc
An example of a recipe I'm thinking about
5 gal batch
7 # 2-row
3 # Cherry wood smoked malt
10 oz chocolate malt
6. oz crystal 60
6. Oz carapils
3 oz Belgian debittered black
1lbs burnt honey right before boil
1.5 oz Pearle @ 90
.50oz Mt. Hood @ 15
Has anyone done something similar, or just have some thoughts or advice on this?