Home Brew Honey Pot Pale Ale (365 Day 311)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Home brewing is probably my favorite past times and I have decided to dedicate the next three beers, including number 311, to my home brews.

Honey Pot Pale is an five gallon all-grain that uses three pounds of honey. Since honey is 100% fermentable, honey aroma and flavor will not be in the beer. Honey dries out the beer, so the finish will be similar. I used a bit of honey malt that is kilned in such a manor that allows the malt to lend a flavor and aroma of honey.

Honey Pot is an easy drinking beer that uses enough hops for balance without leaving bitterness. Balanced and made specifically to be a cross over beer for my wife and friends. A good lawn mower beer.

I have aspirations to do a version that pushes the envelope on the hop profile a bit. I like my hops. Enjoy!

Useless Fact: John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim’s Progress, wrote most of his famous book while in jail. He was imprisoned for twelve years for preaching without a license.