Nehoc's Double Pitched Honey Porter

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Nehoc

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Location
East Bay, California
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
White Labs Essex Ale
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
White Labs Irish Red Ale
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.051
Final Gravity
1.0025
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
29
Color
22
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
10 @ 68 deg.
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
21 @ 68
Additional Fermentation
14 days natural carbonation w/honey
7 lb Pale 2 Row Malt
2 lb Victory Malt
1 lb CaraRed Malt
1/2 lb Chocolate Malt
1 1/2 lb Raw Blackberry Source Honey (60 minute boil)
.5oz Magnum Hops (pellets) (60 minute boil)
1oz Fuggle hops (pellets) (added last 1 minute)

White Labs WLP022 Essex Ale Yeast
White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast

Naturally carbonate using 1/2 cup of honey boiled in two cups of water for 10 minutes.
 
My guess is the honey did not shine. It was all boiled. When you boil honey you lose all the delicate honey flavor. If you bring it up to 150 F and just keep it there for 10 min AND KEEP IT COVERED you will retain ALOT more honey flavor. I have primed with honey after using 3 lbs of honey in a beer. None of the honey went above 150 F and it was dectable in the finish but still very subtle. If you are boiling it it's pretty much gone. :(
 

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