kadozen
Well-Known Member
This recipe was my first attempt at a braggot. I wanted to go to the Dark side with this one, with some malted roasty flavors and a floral subdued brightness with the honey. This is for a 1 gallon batch food the sale of the experiment, brewed in December 2013. Just cracked open the first tonight with some friends I promised a beer to. They are celebrating yuletide tonight and I beer it with them originally as well. They are not fans of beer or mead but both had their share.
To date this is the second best thing I've ever brewed.
Base beer is a simple stout
On to the recipe:
2.5 lbHoney, Orange BlossomAny45 %
2.0 lb2-Row (US)Any36 %
0.25 lbDe-Bittered Black (BE)Any4 %
0.25 lbCaramel/Crystal 40L (US)Any4 %
0.25 lbCaramel/Crystal 10L (US)Any4 %
0.25 lbBiscuit (BE)Any4 %
Hops
AmountHopTime
0.5 ozNugget (US)60 min
Yeasts
NameLab/Product
Safale US-05Fermentis US-05
I mashed at 152 for 60
Fermented at 70-74.
I let the base beer ferment for 3 days before adding the honey. The og of the base beer was 1.045 ish.
I let it sit in the fermenter a total of 4 weeks. The whole thing ended at 1.01.
I want to do this again but maybe try a different yeast. The s05 did a wonderful job but a more expressive yeast I think would work great.
Tel me what you guys think.
To date this is the second best thing I've ever brewed.
Base beer is a simple stout
On to the recipe:
2.5 lbHoney, Orange BlossomAny45 %
2.0 lb2-Row (US)Any36 %
0.25 lbDe-Bittered Black (BE)Any4 %
0.25 lbCaramel/Crystal 40L (US)Any4 %
0.25 lbCaramel/Crystal 10L (US)Any4 %
0.25 lbBiscuit (BE)Any4 %
Hops
AmountHopTime
0.5 ozNugget (US)60 min
Yeasts
NameLab/Product
Safale US-05Fermentis US-05
I mashed at 152 for 60
Fermented at 70-74.
I let the base beer ferment for 3 days before adding the honey. The og of the base beer was 1.045 ish.
I let it sit in the fermenter a total of 4 weeks. The whole thing ended at 1.01.
I want to do this again but maybe try a different yeast. The s05 did a wonderful job but a more expressive yeast I think would work great.
Tel me what you guys think.