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Nothing much on today so I decided to brew a honey beer after looking at EB's post. I was initially going for a Bumblebee clone but after realizing I wouldn't be able to drink a full barrel of it I went with Gurgeh on the utlisation of the honey and the hops. It's meant to be a quaffer hence very little malt was used.

Lazy Brewery Honey Beer 23L

OG 1038

Mash 60mins
Boil 60mins

3.25kg Marris Otter
0.35kg Carapils

30g Progress 6.3% AA 60min
25g EKG 5.3% AA 60min
15g Progress 6.3% AA 15min
15g EKG 5.3% AA 15min

Whirfloc 10min

125g Honey at power off

S04

An uneventful brewday apart from SWMBO trying to get in the way

Time for some pix

The Mash


Hotbreak


First Hops in


Second Hops in


Cooling


In the FV next to the WLP002 starter


I saved 2 litres from the boil for starter medium and ended up with 21 litres and according to Beersmith obtained 79.3% efficiency which is my highest batch sparging figure since giving up fly sparging

Top pics Subsub. Sounds like it'll turn out to be a right summer quaffer! I love Waggledance - I wonder if they use real honey or just a flavouring?

Nice pics I can't wait to get my next brew on but got to decide on which one

Nice one SS, i feel a honey beer coming on for the summer

DaaB wrote:Another triumph for the Lazy Brewery I take it SWMBO doesn't make a good apprentice ?

No at all no. She's good at taking pictures though

booldawg wrote:Top pics Subsub. Sounds like it'll turn out to be a right summer quaffer! I love Waggledance - I wonder if they use real honey or just a flavouring?

Fek knows, tastes bloody good though

Great pictures, ss

Nice one.
I plan on giving honey another run in a couple of months myself.

looks like a good brewday ss, and great pics as well.