I need some help putting together a recipe. I've made a batch of mead or two, but I've never made beer, I'm confused by the terms "mash" and "wort," and I don't know what a "malt" is or what I'm supposed to with it.
That being said, I love Guinness, and I want to try to make a bochet braggot with a similar flavor profile -- I figured I'd attain this by using the same type of malt and hops, but replacing some of the malt (I think) with dark caramelized honey (that's what makes a bochet, right?).
I've looked at recipes on here for Guinness clones, and at recipes for braggots, and I just don't get it. Every recipe I've looked at seems to assume I'll know exactly what to do to put it together.
So, if anyone could help me out putting together a recipe and prodecure for a 5 gal batch, I'll gladly send them a bottle or two of my bochet braggot in a year or so.
That being said, I love Guinness, and I want to try to make a bochet braggot with a similar flavor profile -- I figured I'd attain this by using the same type of malt and hops, but replacing some of the malt (I think) with dark caramelized honey (that's what makes a bochet, right?).
I've looked at recipes on here for Guinness clones, and at recipes for braggots, and I just don't get it. Every recipe I've looked at seems to assume I'll know exactly what to do to put it together.
So, if anyone could help me out putting together a recipe and prodecure for a 5 gal batch, I'll gladly send them a bottle or two of my bochet braggot in a year or so.