Hey all,
I need some advice on my first batch. I took a recipe from Palmer's book (which I've been reading) for Cinncinnati pale ale and made one minor change.
After I boil, I poured the wort into the primary as directed, but instead of pouring it into 11.4L of water, I mixed a pound honey into the water.
So, I poured the wort into 11.4L of honey / water solution.
My Question:
It's now time to bottle and I was wondering if instead of priming sugar, I could use approx 5 ounces of Honey as a primer? I do have priming sugar, but I was aiming for a subtle honey-like flavour which I do not believe 1 pound mixed into the wort will give.
I read in the Palmer book that honey is an acceptable substitute. Is there anything I should know about using honey to specifically prime with??
I've read of using honey in the wort and during fermentation but not as primer.
This Sunday will have been a month in the primary (I left it a little longer for the honey I've already added to fully ferment.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
R.
I need some advice on my first batch. I took a recipe from Palmer's book (which I've been reading) for Cinncinnati pale ale and made one minor change.
After I boil, I poured the wort into the primary as directed, but instead of pouring it into 11.4L of water, I mixed a pound honey into the water.
So, I poured the wort into 11.4L of honey / water solution.
My Question:
It's now time to bottle and I was wondering if instead of priming sugar, I could use approx 5 ounces of Honey as a primer? I do have priming sugar, but I was aiming for a subtle honey-like flavour which I do not believe 1 pound mixed into the wort will give.
I read in the Palmer book that honey is an acceptable substitute. Is there anything I should know about using honey to specifically prime with??
I've read of using honey in the wort and during fermentation but not as primer.
This Sunday will have been a month in the primary (I left it a little longer for the honey I've already added to fully ferment.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
R.