Alternative to Buckwheat honey?

[mximus11]

Ok so I have a recipe that calls for 3 lbs of buckwheat honey. 3lbs would be like 20 something bucks and I would like to try to do this recipe on a budget. Can I substitute 2 1/2 lbs of clover honey and 1/2 lbs of molasses? Thanks!

 

[ACbrewer]

I'm not sure on that.. If you've tried buckwheat, it tastes, well wheaty. So if you want the color, then what you've described will work, and if this is in a beer, then the malt should cover the wheat flavor.