BRGriffith
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone!
A couple weeks ago I put together my very first braggot. Keep in mind that I'm VERY new to brewing, so the recipe was simple:
1 Gallon:
-1 Pound Amber Dried Malt Extract
-1 Pound Wildflower Honey
~1/8 Cup Golding Hops
-Water To 1.5 Gallons
-Nutrient/Energizer
-Nottingham Ale Yeast
-SG: 1.050
-FG: 1.008
-ABV: 5.5%
So I boiled the DME and Hops for 1 Hour, added the honey, cooled to pitch temp, and pitched the yeast. The thing that I'm having problems with is that it tastes like it's missing something. It's just not what I expected.
So, I'd like to put together another batch based on this one, but perhaps stepped up a notch. Can anyone make some recommendations on things that might be good additions to this recipe? Maybe specialty grains?
New Recipe:
-1 Pound Dark Dried Malt Extract
-1 Pound Wildflower Honey
~1/8 Cup Golding Hops
-Water To 1.5 Gallons
-Nutrient/Energizer
-Nottingham Ale Yeast (Maybe US-04)
-???
Any advice is appreciated!
A couple weeks ago I put together my very first braggot. Keep in mind that I'm VERY new to brewing, so the recipe was simple:
1 Gallon:
-1 Pound Amber Dried Malt Extract
-1 Pound Wildflower Honey
~1/8 Cup Golding Hops
-Water To 1.5 Gallons
-Nutrient/Energizer
-Nottingham Ale Yeast
-SG: 1.050
-FG: 1.008
-ABV: 5.5%
So I boiled the DME and Hops for 1 Hour, added the honey, cooled to pitch temp, and pitched the yeast. The thing that I'm having problems with is that it tastes like it's missing something. It's just not what I expected.
So, I'd like to put together another batch based on this one, but perhaps stepped up a notch. Can anyone make some recommendations on things that might be good additions to this recipe? Maybe specialty grains?
New Recipe:
-1 Pound Dark Dried Malt Extract
-1 Pound Wildflower Honey
~1/8 Cup Golding Hops
-Water To 1.5 Gallons
-Nutrient/Energizer
-Nottingham Ale Yeast (Maybe US-04)
-???
Any advice is appreciated!