Honey

[thisispants]

Well... is it really worth putting honey in beer?

I know a lot of people do it. I wanna know, are you for it, or against it?

Also, which type of honey have you had the most success with..... and what beer is open to honey use?

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Im all for it pants...I've used it in the last 2 brews (Canadian Blonde & Wheat Beer) & both in primary...had plenty of aroma & a nice sweet initial taste.
Both times I used Leabrooks Premium honey....325g boiled for 5 mins & added to fermenter.

[gregb]

IMHO, it seems to work better in the darker beers, but others are keen on honey in the blondes etc.

Cheers,
Greg

[Chris]

Honey works well. I think that darker honeys are better for darker beers, and clearer, lighter honeys are best for lighter beers and lager.

The best honey to use in beer is citrus honey. Avoid eucalyptus honeys at all cost.

[shane_vor]

what characteristics does honey impart?

I have a honey shop up the road on the way to the hbs!!!

[da_damage_done]

I've used honey in the following

1 can Coopers Pale Ale
1kg BE #2
350g Honey

1 can Coopers Canadian Blonde
1kg BE #1
400g Honey

The first was brilliant - only a slight hint of the honey
The second was good too.

I'd definitly try it in a brew to make your own mind up - try about 300g

From memory I remember reading that it's 95% fermentable and gives a slightly drier beer - but overall it doesn't change the taste drastically

I don't know what sort of honey I used - I just grabbed what was in the cupboard!

I've just bottled this

1 can Coopers Canadian Blonde
1kg BE #2
300g Honey
250g Light Dried Malt
12g Pride of Ringwood hops
100g Carapils grain

I'll report back when I've tasted it

Cheers

My tasting notes are here - http://hyperfox.info/beer

[scblack]

I've done a Coopers Bavarian Lager, with BE#2 1kg and 500g honey, and it really didn't seem to add much according to me. But I did use two teabags of saaz hops, so that may have masked the honey a bit. A bit drier, as damage says, but I'm personally not fussed.

According to Dogger, 500grams is the max. to use though.

I will try it sometime in a wheat though, but if it does not add much to a wheat I'll give up on honey.

[Wassa]

I have used honey in both porters (dark Beer) and also in a lager.

The porters I used yellow box and the lager I used red gum.

In both of them it added complexity to the flavour and I woill definately use it again

[mikey]

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The best honey to use in beer is citrus honey. Avoid eucalyptus honeys at all cost.

Roger that. I made a redback clone using Ironbark and it turned out bloody awful (still working my way through it though ).

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

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The best honey to use in beer is citrus honey. Avoid eucalyptus honeys at all cost.

Roger that. I made a redback clone using Ironbark and it turned out bloody awful (still working my way through it though ).

I did the same type of clone with Leabrooks premium honey & it seems to be ok but havent bottled it yet but will post results

[Cheeno]

Every time I have added honey to a brew (twice) I have gotten questionable hydro readings. First I tried app. 150gm then app. 250gm. No noticeable change in flavour but definitely a tad drier.