Honey isn’t exactly the first
thing that springs to mind when you think of beer. It’s more common in mead,
but it does work well with some of the stronger beers. It makes you wonder when
they add the honey to the brewing process; most people think of an old man
adding jars to the wort and giving it a good stir with an extra-long wooden
spoon. Some may be a bit more adventurous and think that the bees bring the
honey directly to the brewing vat. Or maybe it’s brought over by women with
giant swirls of honey upon their heads as the pump clip suggests. But how is it
done in reality? Do the honeycombs drip over the vat after being snatched from
the hive in the dead of night? Perhaps the hive is placed over the vat itself;
causing some very merry bees. But in reality it’s done just after the boil, or
in some cases it might be added to the cask before sealing it.
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