The title sums it up pretty well. I am going to make a ginger ale and ramp up the ginger a touch, compared to previous batches. So I thought I'd throw in some Honey Malt to balance things out and bring a different element to the beer. I've never used honey malt before.
My recipe is simple:
7.5 lbs pilsner malt
1 lb C40
.5 lb honey malt
.5 oz Belma at 60 min
2 oz Hersbrucker at 10 min
3 oz fresh ginger at 10 min
Wyeast 1272
Mash at 150
OG ~1.045
IBU ~30
Does that look like a good amount of honey malt to add? I've read through some old threads suggesting .5 lbs can be overwhelming and that up to 10% should be nice in a beer. Definitely mixed opinions. Should I bump up closer to 10% or stay at the roughly 5.6% it is at now? Thanks for any input.
My recipe is simple:
7.5 lbs pilsner malt
1 lb C40
.5 lb honey malt
.5 oz Belma at 60 min
2 oz Hersbrucker at 10 min
3 oz fresh ginger at 10 min
Wyeast 1272
Mash at 150
OG ~1.045
IBU ~30
Does that look like a good amount of honey malt to add? I've read through some old threads suggesting .5 lbs can be overwhelming and that up to 10% should be nice in a beer. Definitely mixed opinions. Should I bump up closer to 10% or stay at the roughly 5.6% it is at now? Thanks for any input.