Flabor to my kolsch

[Fatboy5000]

Thinking of adding honey to my kolsch, is this ok and how much?

 

[daksin]

It should be fine. I would add it after fermentation has ended. It will still ferment almost entirely out (think of it like just adding sugar)- mostly just giving you more dryness to the beer, but some mild honey flavor and aroma will remain. I wouldn't go over about 10% of your fermentables as honey for a light beer like a kolsch. If you haven't made the beer yet, consider using honey malt instead- it will give you a nice honey tasting sweetness in the beer without drying it out, but without the aromatic qualities of using real honey. Finally, you can also add your honey at flameout.

 

[tre9er]

consider using honey malt instead

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[sfrisby]

My standard kolsch recipe includes 1/2 lb of honey malt. Fwiw

 

[passedpawn]

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[tre9er]

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