Honey...

[brewski08]

i'm curious as to how everyone gets honey tastes/smells to be present in their beers.

i've really been trying to get a strong honey presence in my last couple of batches but have always failed. i've tried adding 1.5-2 lbs of honey to the last 10 minutes of my boil, and i've been experimenting with honey malt as well (last batch comprised 8% of my grain bill).

i'm trying to get a similar honey profile as a Hopslam or Blue Moon.

i force carb in a keg. would adding 1-2 lbs of dissolved honey to my keg provide a strong honey presence. does anyone have any experience with this?

thanks!

 

[LandoLincoln]

i'm curious as to how everyone gets honey tastes/smells to be present in their beers.

i've really been trying to get a strong honey presence in my last couple of batches but have always failed. i've tried adding 1.5-2 lbs of honey to the last 10 minutes of my boil, and i've been experimenting with honey malt as well (last batch comprised 8% of my grain bill).

i'm trying to get a similar honey profile as a Hopslam or Blue Moon.

i force carb in a keg. would adding 1-2 lbs of dissolved honey to my keg provide a strong honey presence. does anyone have any experience with this?

thanks!

Two words: honey malt. That's how you'll get a strong honey taste in your beer. Oops, you already are experimenting with it. 8% of the grain bill and still not enough for you? Yeesh.

Honey taste in Blue Moon? Um...I don't know if I really detect a strong honey taste in Blue Moon. Coriander and orange, yes, but not honey.

 

[brewingmeister]

adding honey malt and not honey will do it.

 

[tsellmeyer]

Check out the latest BYO magazine. Great how-to use honey in beer article.

 

[brewski08]

Two words: honey malt. That's how you'll get a strong honey taste in your beer. Oops, you already are experimenting with it. 8% of the grain bill and still not enough for you? Yeesh.

Honey taste in Blue Moon? Um...I don't know if I really detect a strong honey taste in Blue Moon. Coriander and orange, yes, but not honey.

should have specified: Blue Moon Honey Wheat.

guess i just must be a honey-head. thanks for the advice everyone!

 

[Gear101]

honey in the boil will only make the beer dry and add to te ABV, but no realy taste

 

[AgentHubcap]

Here's my recipe for my Honey Wheat:

2.10 lbs Pilsener
5.9 lbs Wheat Malt
1.5 lbs Honey Malt
1.5 lbs Clover Honey (at flame out)

1.0 oz Cascade @ 60
0.5 oz Cascade @ 10
0.5 oz Cascade @ 0

WLP001 yeast using 0.5lbs DME in the starter.

 

[Calichusetts]

Honey malt or bottle with honey...if you want a strong aroma/taste...do both. My Imperials are almost two months old and just with bottling it is still the upfront flavor and aroma...it is starting to mellow though.

I did a 5% honey malt and bottled with it and it is almost too strong for me and I really like honey. Also, dont use clover honey, I've found it to be the weakest in terms of its flavor coming through. I prefer orange blossom but I'm sure others will give you some great suggestions, there are far stronger honeys than orange blossom