Honey

[Jacob]

Looking for few kg of good honey preferably from Dublin area bee keeper.
Any contacts lads?

[DEMPSEY]

Contact Ciderhead,he's a bee man too.

[Ciderhead]

Looking for few kg of good honey preferably from Dublin area bee keeper.
Any contacts lads?

Kg! Choke!
If you are looking for the best of Irish honey, Dublin honey show Sat, Nov 2, 2013 10:30 AM 4:00 PM Christ Church Rathgar €6 per lb last year, it will cost you €2 in as well, come early its usually gone by mid afternoon.
They also sell heather honey, which is a lot darker and stronger and would be great for beer, more expensive though.

Honey is a terrible waste in beer excessive heat exposure over 70 increases the level of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and reduces enzymes (e.g. diastase) activity. Heat also affects appearance (darkens the natural honey color), taste, and fragrance. Mine is only used on toast.

[alealex]

Jacob, are you planning to make some mead?

[Jacob]

Honey is a terrible waste in beer

Totally agree, would only use artificial or buckwheat honey with beer.

[Jacob]

Jacob, are you planning to make some mead?

Yes, that's why I'm looking for quality honey

[alealex]

Is forest honey any good to you? How many kilos? I'm planning to brew some mead again this year and have it ready for christmas.. 2015

[Jacob]

Is forest honey any good to you? How many kilos? I'm planning to brew some mead again this year and have it ready for christmas.. 2015

Is it any good? Never tried it. Looking for 6-6.5kg to make ~10l of mead.

[Ciderhead]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeydew_(secretion)
Its quite strong in flavour and almost jet black
Its bad enough that my kids think honey is bee sick, they would never touch it knowing it came from an aphids arse


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[Jacob]

Its bad enough that my kids think honey is bee sick, they would never touch it knowing it came from an aphids arse

Can you recommend 'proper stuff' then?

[Ciderhead]

Actually I am being very unkind to it and its very popular across the continent, it probably would be good for mead as it would have a carry over taste after 2-3 years which is harder to obtain from standard honey, I just have a preference for lighter floral honey.

[Jacob]

My misses is not into beers so would like to treat her with something smooth and lovely.
From what you're saying forest honey maybe be really specific and not to her likings.
Would prefer to start with something more neutral ...
Do you/anyone have any experience with mead and can recommend some honey?

[alealex]

It's a long term project.. I can say that much. Forest honey is not going to give mead any sharp edges or anything heavier than floral honey,
I like greek thyme honey the most, but only done mead twice, so I'm not an expert in this matter.

[Ciderhead]

http://www.irishbeekeeping.ie/articles/mead.html

[Greg2013]

My misses is not into beers so would like to treat her with something smooth and lovely.

6 euro a pound seems a bit steep for honey? For the purposes of producing mead anyway whats the difference between that and supermarket good stuff?