Honey Lager (With Coopers Kit)

Hi all.

I have recently become interested in brewing beer, and decided to start with a coopers kit in order to get eased into the process. I have always loved honey lager, so I went out and bought a Coopers Original Lager kit,and am hoping that I can turn it into a tasty honey lager. I do require some advice, however, in regards to how much honey (pasturized, white) to use- and if any other fermenting agent should be used in addition. I have heard that maltodextrine adds head retention and body to the beer, so with that in mind, and based on the amount of honey used in a coopers strawberry blonde recipe, does this sound reasonable?

500g honey
200g maltodextrine

Thanks

I don't think that adding honey will give it much extra flavour.. The sugars in it will ferment so you will have very little if any noticeable honey flavour. You can use a honey malt though if you just want the flavour. And honey based alcohols have a reputation for causing nasty hangovers.

How did I know you were from Canada? lol. Molson for the win! I got something good for you:

It's not quite honey, but if you add a 1/2 pound of brown sugar instead of the honey, and use just 200g of Dry Malt Extract instead of maltodextrin, you will have yourself some nice tasty caremely sortof sweet lager honeyish beer. I guarantee it.

First time poster here... Just got the Cooper's kit and I was hoping to do the same. I was wondering what you did, and how it came out. I know I could do the Cooper's Lager kit normally, but where's the fun in that. Plus, I already bought a bigass thing of honey.

Suggestions?

Just a suggestion... if just starting to brew you might want to experiment a little less for the time being until you get the process set in your mind. Not that it is hard, but there are a number of suggestions you'll learn here on HBT that are very different than the kit directions.

Enjoy

B

This past fall I made a honey wheat beer, using the Coopers wheat beer kit, 2lbs [about a kilo] of store-bought honey and the kit yeast. The honey flavor did fade a tad by the time I got to the last bottle [which was right before Christmas] but it was still there. It was a nice brew, but next time I would add some malto dextrine.

Just started drinking a Coopers Heritage Lager after 3 weeks in the bottle. Used the can + 1kg brewing sugar, an entire heather bush, about 6 thistle tea bags, 500g honey and 200g or so of bbq roasted oats. It is magnificent. Smooth and flowery with a wonderful honey aroma. Quite strong, reasonably sweet but the heather and thistle adds extra bitterness. Definitely making it again.
I didn't think there would be much honey taste left after fermenting but there is