Brewing with Honey

[jfrostp]

Hey all,

I'm about to brew up a belgian tripel extract recipe that calls for honey to be added, and I don't know when to add the honey to the boil.

I'm going to be doing late additions for my DME's, so should I add the honey along with my DME's @15 just like I would with any other sugar, or should I do anything special like add it at flame out?

Thanks!

 

[Revvy]

I would even consider adding it in the last 5 minutes, the less you boil honey the more honey esters you keep to give you aroma/flavor.

 

[jfrostp]

Ok awesome, that's what I'll do. Thanks Revvy!

 

[Vaughn]

I'm brewing up a imperial honey porter right now. What Revvy said would be perfect. I am adding it in the last 10 min of boil since it is such a high alcohol beer though. How much honey does the recipe call for?

 

[jfrostp]

Here's the recipe, it's a small ~3 gallon batch:

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: La Fin du Monde (3.25g)
Brewer: Joey
Asst Brewer:
Style: Belgian Tripel
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 3.15 gal
Boil Size: 3.15 gal
Estimated OG: 1.091 SG
Estimated Color: 7.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 23.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 63.56 %
1.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 14.12 %
0.33 lb Aromatic (26.0 SRM) Grain 4.66 %
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [5.20 %] (60 min) Hops 11.2 IBU
0.20 oz Styrian Goldings [5.20 %] (25 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
1.33 tsp Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.25 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 17.66 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Strong Ale (Wyeast Labs #1388) Yeast-Ale

I'm adding my DME's @20, and I'm going to add the honey @5.

 

[usafbeach]

Here's the recipe, it's a small ~3 gallon batch:



I'm adding my DME's @20, and I'm going to add the honey @5.

Hey Jfrostp,

How did this one ever turn out? Looks pretty good.

 

[jfrostp]

It was decent for the first couple months after being bottled, but after aging for a long time it became awesome.

 

[Rondacker]

It was decent for the first couple months after being bottled, but after aging for a long time it became awesome.

Is this typical of brews with honey?

 

[usafbeach]

It was decent for the first couple months after being bottled, but after aging for a long time it became awesome.

Good stuff, I'll try my hand at it next time I get a chance.

 

[GuldTuborg]

Is this typical of brews with honey?

It's pretty typical of big beers, which this one is. Meads generally benefit from some extended aging, but their fermentables are usually 100% honey. I doubt anything with a modest amount of honey really needs much aging, for that reason, at any rate.