I used some old crystalized honey to kick up the ABV of a brew a week into primary. My approximated increase was from 5.4% to ~ 7.9% which is cool. I actually got down to 1.008 on this FG.
But I wonder how much sweetness I might be getting from the honey. I used Jasmine, chamomile, prickly pear, hibiscus tea blends and lemon zest. So it's got a perfume-y quality. I also used a lot of bittering hops early on to balance it.
Just curious about that honey aspect though. Extra blathering was just too give a little (probably unneeded) info.
Thanks.
But I wonder how much sweetness I might be getting from the honey. I used Jasmine, chamomile, prickly pear, hibiscus tea blends and lemon zest. So it's got a perfume-y quality. I also used a lot of bittering hops early on to balance it.
Just curious about that honey aspect though. Extra blathering was just too give a little (probably unneeded) info.
Thanks.