badducky
Well-Known Member
Howdy,
In my continuing quest to please and intoxicate SWMBO, I thought I would put together a simple braggot. Here's the recipe I thought I'd try. More experienced braggot/mead makers, do you think I'll need any yeast nutrients or tannins?
5 gallon batch
3 pounds of Extra Light Pilsen Dry Malt Extract
6 pounds of Wildflower Honey
1 ounce of Palisades hops @60
1 ounce of Rose hips @5 minutes
With Wyeast German Ale Yeast
I'm going to run two pots, naturally. One will be to warm the water up to 115 degrees to dissolve the honey before pouring that directly into the primary. The other pot will be to boil the wort and hop the brew.
I'm concerned about acidity and tannins, though. Should I throw a lemon in there, some raisins, and some yeast nutrients in stages? I've done beer, and I've done mead, but I've never done this sort of hybrid.
In my continuing quest to please and intoxicate SWMBO, I thought I would put together a simple braggot. Here's the recipe I thought I'd try. More experienced braggot/mead makers, do you think I'll need any yeast nutrients or tannins?
5 gallon batch
3 pounds of Extra Light Pilsen Dry Malt Extract
6 pounds of Wildflower Honey
1 ounce of Palisades hops @60
1 ounce of Rose hips @5 minutes
With Wyeast German Ale Yeast
I'm going to run two pots, naturally. One will be to warm the water up to 115 degrees to dissolve the honey before pouring that directly into the primary. The other pot will be to boil the wort and hop the brew.
I'm concerned about acidity and tannins, though. Should I throw a lemon in there, some raisins, and some yeast nutrients in stages? I've done beer, and I've done mead, but I've never done this sort of hybrid.