So for my next brew i have decided to make a Blonde.I want to add some honey that i got from the farmers market and i am not sure how much or when to do so.Some of what i read said to wait until a majority of primary fermentation has stopped.Problem is i want a faint taste of honey without pushing up my FG number.Is it possible or am i dreaming?
When to add honey to Blonde.
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Thegreatestgray
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If you want the honey taste in your beer you would have to add it a bottling then pasteurize the bottles when it's carbed. That's the only way I have read of getting honey flavor in the beer because honey will ferment out so adding it at any other time you would lose all honey flavor
Johnnyhitch1
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Just kegged my first batch using honey malt (kern river citra) and theres a very honey like texture and piercived sweetness (finished @ .009) that i find quite pleasing after trying to add honey to multiple batchs and only getting a faint aroma.
This is a great way to go if you want that same characteristic.
Also remember you can adjust your grain bill to stay within a specific ABV while also adding honey.
Maple on the other hand is another story, i have had great experience adding it at the 2/3 sugar break or when krausen is starting to fall and getting a very woodsy like maple aroma and pronouced flavor, always use grade b amber though. Tons of more flavor (sorry for the off topic!)
This is a great way to go if you want that same characteristic.
Also remember you can adjust your grain bill to stay within a specific ABV while also adding honey.
Maple on the other hand is another story, i have had great experience adding it at the 2/3 sugar break or when krausen is starting to fall and getting a very woodsy like maple aroma and pronouced flavor, always use grade b amber though. Tons of more flavor (sorry for the off topic!)
I brewed that beer last year. Turned out great. Very close to the real thing as well.
Honey malt is my secret weapon. I use it very sparingly, but I use it in most ales that I do. Yes, it has a honey flavor. If you're an extract brewer just steep it with your other specialty grains. A little goes a long way.
