Hi all,
Second year Beek here. I have one more honey harvest left to do this weekend, then no more until Fall in Portugal. By then, I am hoping to create my first Braggot using minimal ingredients, starting with liquid malt extract and honey from my own Eucalyptus-fed bees. I love black beers but hate hops. Can anyone recommend a good ratio of liquid malt to honey as the two sources of sugar I will use for my Braggot? Other than those two ingredients, I plan to use the best yeast for a black beer, e.g., Guiness, Super Bock Preta, Sagres Preta, etc., perhaps Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale) or White Labs WLP004 (Irish Ale) yeast? After that, I suppose I am supposed to add barley, maybe just to feed the yeast? Finally, since I hate what hops taste like, I wonder if anyone can recommend adding something a Gruit might use as a hops alternative? Once I have an idea of what's available, I'll see kinds of Gruit I can find in my local area to taste the potential options for a good match to my "Black Mead Stout". Thanks in advance for any advice
Second year Beek here. I have one more honey harvest left to do this weekend, then no more until Fall in Portugal. By then, I am hoping to create my first Braggot using minimal ingredients, starting with liquid malt extract and honey from my own Eucalyptus-fed bees. I love black beers but hate hops. Can anyone recommend a good ratio of liquid malt to honey as the two sources of sugar I will use for my Braggot? Other than those two ingredients, I plan to use the best yeast for a black beer, e.g., Guiness, Super Bock Preta, Sagres Preta, etc., perhaps Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale) or White Labs WLP004 (Irish Ale) yeast? After that, I suppose I am supposed to add barley, maybe just to feed the yeast? Finally, since I hate what hops taste like, I wonder if anyone can recommend adding something a Gruit might use as a hops alternative? Once I have an idea of what's available, I'll see kinds of Gruit I can find in my local area to taste the potential options for a good match to my "Black Mead Stout". Thanks in advance for any advice
