This honey ESB makes for a fun ride on the palate: Between the ample crystal malts, the honey flavors—buckwheat is rich and spicy—and yeast, you end up with a lot of candy, strawberry, earthy, spicy, and malty flavors.
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The key ingredient here is the honey—it ties the whole experience together. For more on building a recipe around honey, see Make Your Best Honey Beer.
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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.060 (14.7°P)
FG: 1.014 (3.6°P)
IBUs: 34
ABV: 6.1%
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