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Honey Light

This is an attempt at a honey-ale that will be close to a mead.

Brewer: Harry's Homebrew Email: hstearns@chartermi.net
Beer: Honey Light Style: Don't know, don't care
Type: Extract Size: 6 gallons
Color:
10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 5 IBU
OG: 1.087 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 9.9% v/v (7.8% w/w)
Water: Gypsum 1 tsp. at start of boil
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.261 2 gallons
4 lb. Light dry malt extract
2 lb. 0 oz. Brown sugar
6 lb. Honey
Bring 2 gal. water to boil, add hops (in hops bag) and the DME, I used Extra Light DME. Add honey and Irish Moss 1 tsp. @ 40 minutes into boil. Adding the honey later in the boil keeps from boiling away the honey flavor.
Hops: 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast: Edme Dried Ale Yeast 11.5, half started previously with yeast nutrient, and half pitched dry.
Log: To primary 12/21/2001, 8 P.M., fermentation obvious by 9:30 the same day.

Recipe posted 01/18/03.