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Honey-Apricot Strong Ale

Name	Honey-Apricot Strong Ale
Description	High-alcohol pale ale with fruit nose
Added by	Michael Berry
Date Submitted	Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:24 PM (GMT)
Ingredients
2.5-3 lbs. cracked 29-row Pale malt 5 lbs. Wildflower honey 6 lbs. Light DME 1 lb. apricot puree 1.5 oz. N. Brewer hop pellets 9.0% aa .5 oz. Cascade hop pellets 6.8% aa Re-pitched London Ale yeast from brewery
Preparation
Mash Pale malt in 150-170 degree H2O for 90 minutes. Strain. Add honey, apricot and DME to boiling pot w/ water. Add N. Brewer hops at start of rolling boil. 45-60 minutes later turn off heat, add Cascade hops. Cover. Sparge into fermenter with water to make 5 gallons. Cool/chill until 80 degrees. Pitch yeast.Ferment. Either use 3/4 - 1 cup of corn sugar for priming, or force carbonate.
Specifics
Style	Ale
Recipe Type	Partial Mash
Batch Size	5 gallons
Original Gravity	1.098
Final Gravity	1.033
Boiling Time	60 minutes
Primary Fermentation	Glass 4-5 days
Secondary Fermentation	Glass 9-10 days
Other Specifics	Due to the high gravity and honey, the first fermentation will last from 2-5 days. Allow 9-10 days for beer to clear before bottling.
Comments
at 8.5-10% alcohol, there shouldn't be much convincing necessary! The ladies like the fruity character from mostly the honey, with a nice bitterness from the hops.

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Re: HoneyApricot Strong Ale	Jul 21st 2004, 12:11 am
Looking at the proportions of malt products to honey I'd classify this more as a braggot. Am I wrong?
Comment by: Ziggy	reply to comment

Re: HoneyApricot Strong Ale	Nov 30th 2005, 01:26 am
Yes. Technically, it is not a braggot unless at least 50% of fermentables come from honey. This one is closer to 40%
Comment by: Josh	reply to comment