Comments on: Thanksgiving Cranberry Wheat Ale

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:24:39 +0000

I think the main issue about boiling the honey is the effect it has on the aromatics. I don’t think it is necessary wrong to boil the honey, it’s more about what you want to have in your final product.

By: SJP

SJP — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:59:01 +0000

Someone may be able to explain to me why Rich thinks this is wrong, but when I have used honey in extract brewing in the past I have added it to the boil without issue, though usually not for the duration of the boil (i did 30 minutes in a honey hefeweizen). My understanding is the shorter the boil, the more aromatic the honey will be, while a longer boil will yield subtle honey flavors in the beer.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:06:58 +0000

Ryan, I haven’t made this beer, but you don’t want to boil honey. You could pasteurize it if you wanted, I just add it to primary.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:51:13 +0000

you say to add clover honey—in the boil or in secondary?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:13:28 +0000

Tim:
This is for a 5 gallon batch. If you have other questions about it let us know.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:31:22 +0000

Is this for a 3 gal batch?

By: John

John — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:22:23 +0000

We’ll have to dig it up, Steph.

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:42:36 +0000

Is there any chance you can send me the original recipe? I’d like to compare the two and come up with a recipe for the holidays. Thanks!

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By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:24:50 +0000

What a great Thanksgiving beer recipe!