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Brewing Topics => Brewing Discussion => Topic started by: SleepySamSlim on May 07, 2010, 09:46:41 PM
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Has anyone brewed a braggot (basically adding a good amount of honey to a simple ale recipe) using BSmith ? Or have a recipe that is somewhat proven. From a bit of searching I'm wanting to do a Irish type ale (lower IBU) and add a orange or wild-flower honey.
Some refer to Braggot as half mead half ale .... but from what I can tell you are just adding some honey at flame-out and perhaps fermenting with a different yeast. And there may be an extended 3 or 4 week secondary ferment
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A guy from my club had a lucky accident, and made a darn good braggot. He bought an extract kit, for a cream ale, from our local home-brew shop. Recipe called for adding 1# of honey at end of boil, and he added 1 gallon. (Guess he shouldn't drink when brewing). It took forever to ferment, but turned out to be a gold medal winner at the 2009 Meadllennium mead-only competition. I have enjoyed more than one bottle of his "mistake".
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Thanks for the comment - I believe a gallon of honey is 12lbs. And honey does take a long time to ferment - so your friend had more of a mead for sure. I'll probably keep it on the primary yeast cake for 4 weeks - then rack it (and try to suck up a bit of the yeast cake) where it will sit for 2 months or more.
Not sure when I'll do this but I know I need more info ... attached is my recipe based on Jamils Irish Red Ale. Tweaked to stay within the style guide. Of course the recipe will be tweaked until I think its right. I want this balanced both as an ale and as a braggot - not overly dry
StrongBow Braggot
Brew Type: Partial Mash Date: 5/7/2010
Style: Braggot Brewer: Sleepy Sam
Batch Size: 5.55 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 3.61 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 50.00 %
OG 1.062
FG 1.016
IBU 18
Amount Item Type
5.00 lb LME Golden Light (Briess) (4.0 SRM) Extract
0.38 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain
0.38 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain
1.40 oz Goldings, B.C. [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops whole leaf - 60min
4.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) at flame-out Sugar
1 Pkgs Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) Yeast-Ale