Honey

[halminator]

My HB guy told me I needed to boil honey as the enzymes needed to be converted. Can anyone confirm this?

The recipe I have for Hoegaarden calls for boiling the honey for about 30mins.

As for finding Clover Honey, I've looked all over Brisbane and can't find it anywhere so I'm using Yellow Box.

[Tipsy]

From my limited experience with honey it's taste fades out over time.

You just have to time when you drink it.

I have drunk it early and got too much honey and on the other extreme after 4 months i couldn't hardly taste it. I used 600g and could barely taste it after 4 months.

Anyone else found this?

Yep

Yep also

[ernie]

I am reading this while drinking a fairly basic spicy dark ale, which was made from a Coopers dark Ale kit, 1 Kg LDM and 2 tsp cinnamon. I am thinking that some honey would balance out the natural ale bitterness and the spice from the cinamon. But I am thinking a "heavier" honey. Would you rate something like leatherbox as a bit heavier? I think yellowbox is a bit "light". Hope you know what I mean - I have had a few beers and a successful wager on the dogs! AAoooooowwwwww!!

[gregb]

Try this:

Coopers Classic Old Dark Ale
1kg Ultrabrew (500g Light Dry Malt Extract, 250g each Maltodextrin and Dextrose)
500g Leatherwood Honey
Goldings Hop teabag.
Yeast as supplied.

Cheers,
Greg

[ernie]

Thanks greg. how close was I? leatherbox:leatherwood