Curtis2010
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Tried a little test batch recently and learned something...bees really like the smell of carmelizing honey! Had about 20 in the kitchen and many more trying to find their way in. Had to close windows and evict bees.
I heated the honey using a double boiler first, to avoid scortching, and then moved it to direct flame to carmelize. I was only working with 750ml so was quite easy to keep it stirred without hot honey gysers. Took it to dark amber color.
Another lesson learned: the boiling point of honey is of course higher than water so be careful when mixing with water to make the must.
Its happily fermenting now.
Gave me a recipe idea too: I think a Brochet Braggot could be quite tasty.
I heated the honey using a double boiler first, to avoid scortching, and then moved it to direct flame to carmelize. I was only working with 750ml so was quite easy to keep it stirred without hot honey gysers. Took it to dark amber color.
Another lesson learned: the boiling point of honey is of course higher than water so be careful when mixing with water to make the must.
Its happily fermenting now.
Gave me a recipe idea too: I think a Brochet Braggot could be quite tasty.