Recepee for honey beer?

Question

Recently a German Canadian guy told me how to make beer from honey, a traditional way of brewing beer.
I dont remember the recepee exactly, Any Canadians /Germans know how its made? Could I have the recepee pleease?

Answer 1

Here is the original "Rocky Raccoons" honey lager
courtesy of Charlie Papazain - I always have some of this on hand, it is fantastic and easy to brew:

3 1/2 lbs plain light dried malt extract
2 1/2 pounds light clover honey
1 1/2 oz cascade hops (boiling
1/2 oz cascade hops (finishing)
1-2 pkgs dry lager yeast


add malt, boiling hops, and honey to 1 1/2 gal water and boil for 60 min. add finshing hops, boil 2 more minutes, sparge into fermenter and add cold water to make 5 gal. pitch yeast when cool, bottle when fermentation is complete

Answer 2

Well most beer recipes call for,Water,Sugar,Malt,hops and yeast.Just substitute the malt for honey.The brew will be light colored and sweet.You can experiment and add more hops during the brewing process

Answer 3

-1 bottle of strong beer
-3 tsp of honey

or

-3lbs light DME
-3cups sugar cane
-1lb clover honey
-1cup crystal malt
-1oz Cascades hops
-1oz Eroica hops
-1tsp yeast nutirent
-1tsp tea
-1pkg Edme brewing yeast
-1tsp cultured red star champagne yeast mixture

ENJOY!!