Honey Bitter

Classification: bitter, honey ale, pale ale, extract

Source: Bruce Taber (BRUCE.TABER@NRC.CA), HBD #1980, 3/9/96

This is a real easy way to make an outstanding brew. I never thought to combine honey with a bitter until I tasted one that a buddy made. Where the idea came from I don't know. If you don't drink bitters, that's OK. The residual sweetness of the honey blends beautifully with the bitterness resulting in a rich, amber ale the goes down real easy. I've made ales with honey before and didn't like the aftertaste, but this one has none of that.

Ingredients:

4 lb Brewmaker Victorian Bitter kit (1.8 kg)
2.2 lbs clover honey (1.0 kg)
yeast as supplied in kit

Procedure:

Half of supplied yeast nutrient in primary, other half goes in secondary. 15 min. boil. I have only used this particular bitter kit but if it isn't available to you then just try another brand and let me know what you think.

Specifics:

OG: 1030
FG: 1005