St Peters Golden Ale

[Bigd2657]

Hi all,

Just a quick question, I am about to put on a St Peters Golden Ale, if I was to put syrup and honey in the kit as well does anybody think it may turn out disastrous.

Also how long should I leave this kit before drinking, I normally leave my bottle about 6 weeks but I did a St Peter s Ruby Red Ale and it was a lovely pint after 4 weeks in the bottle.

I will be bottling the St Peters Golden Ale.

Also has anybody had any bad times with this kit.

Thanks in advance

Big D 2657

 

[LarryF]

Adding 50g of honey to the toucans I've done have brought them up to about 6%. I did one where I added a whole tin of golden syrup (454g) and it ended up at 8.3%.

 

[terrym]

I think Golden Syrup has its place in the homebrewers adjuncts.
However it does come with its own distinctive taste. So although it's lost in a complex beer like a stout it may be noticeable in a light beer.
So my advice is don't be too heavy handed with the GS unless you really like the taste.

 

[Tanzanite]

Hi all,

Just a quick question, I am about to put on a St Peters Golden Ale, if I was to put syrup and honey in the kit as well does anybody think it may turn out disastrous.

Also how long should I leave this kit before drinking, I normally leave my bottle about 6 weeks but I did a St Peter s Ruby Red Ale and it was a lovely pint after 4 weeks in the bottle.

I will be bottling the St Peters Golden Ale.

Also has anybody had any bad times with this kit.

Thanks in advance

Big D 2657

There will be no flavor from golden syrup i made the same mistake thinking that a beer made with golden syrup would taste of toffee, it just ferments out like any sugar, honey does give a subtle taste , i will be trying a golden ale soon and will add a teaspoon of honey per 500ml at carbonation to see if it imparts a flavor :thumb:

 

[LarryF]

I think Golden Syrup has its place in the homebrewers adjuncts.
However it does come with its own distinctive taste. So although it's lost in a complex beer like a stout it may be noticeable in a light beer.
So my advice is don't be too heavy handed with the GS unless you really like the taste.

I couldn't agree more, when I first started using it I always used a whole tin and ended up with some real head bangers but over time I've mellowed my use of it.

 

[H0PM0NSTER]

Made this kit as per the instructions and found it pretty disappointing so I don't think you have too much to lose by adding extras. I've made the St Peters Ruby Ale kit twice now and that is a very nice pint.

 

[serum]

Golden syrup won't do much for it. It'll up the abv but reduce body. Not much use in a two can kit. If you want to add strength some light malt extract would do the trick. A dry hop will give you some extra hop flavour and aroma.

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