Honey Bee Ale ALL-GRAIN Kit

This is an easy drinking honey ale with just the right amount of subtle hops. I always get compliments on this when its around .. unfortunately it never lasts very long!

While this is a decent beer, the instructions are all wrong.Instead of actually boiling the honey as instructed, I would recommend adding the honey during your cool down phase at about 165 degrees (tops).

Brewed kits both ways. Adding honey during cool down was much much better.

I've been brewing for a little over five years now and this beer is, by far, the one who's keg gets drained the fastest and the single most requested recipe that I've ever made. When I know certain friends are coming over I'm always sure to have some Honey Bee on hand. I'm military so I've brewed Honey Bee everywhere from Alaska to South Korea, Missouri to Louisiana and it's a hit no matter where I make it!

This is my 7th ALL-GRAIN kit I've brewed and I decided to add an Apricot puree after fermentation in my secondary on this batch. WOW, After 4 weeks in the bottle this BEER rocks. Beer is going fast......drink up and enjoy! THX Midwest for another kit of goodness!

Turned out great, fermented in my stainless steel conical for 13 days and then kegged the batch. First glass or two was a bit sour after the first day of tapping the sour after taste went away and everyone who tried it loved it (I have a lot of can beer drinkers for friends if its not bud or bud light its no good) will be brewing again.

I hit the high end of the starting SG range, 1.048. I boiled a gallon less than normal, and added one gallon of hibiscus tea at the end to give it a nice flavor, so I still had five gallons in the primary. I fermented in the primary for a week, and the secondary for two. My final gravity was right at 1.000! The instruction sheet puts the final gravity higher, but this number made sense to me since about half of the fermentable sugar comes from the honey, and whenever I've made mead it finished below 1.000. I'm waiting on it to carbonate in the keg, but even warm and flat it tasted great!

Just tried my finished and kegged honey ale and i must say it came out amazing

I ordered an extra 5 lbs of grain to boost the alcohol looking back was a smart idea topped out at 7.8% great for the long winter nights

added honey for last 15 min of boil which added the right amount of aroma and great flavor

def go with better yeast

I recently brewed a batch of this and ended up with OG: 1.050 and FG: .98 Still tasted great upon testing, bu had more of a mead taste to it.

This is the perfect style of beer for serving up in a cask. I brewed this beer and conditioned in the barrel and it tastes great. Its like drinking a carbonated whisky. The three pounds of honey included definately adds a nice sweetness similar to whisky. This was my second honey ale purchased and I'm sure that it has a great flavor whether it gets, barrel, bottled or kegged.