Braggott

[RobWalker]

Anyone ever made one?

 

[sheffieldlad]

Anyone ever made one?

I've met a few but I've never made one
Or am i on about something different? :wha:

 

[micmacmoc]

Yes, whats 'braggott'?

 

[Mike1981]

Never heard of one/it :wha:

 

[Eradite]

I've never made one but I fancy the idea especially as it is of a Celtic origin, (it's a old style of ale made with honey)

 

[RobWalker]

It's a historic drink made from honey and malt, that's about all I know. There's some good info here;

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/07/s ... aggot.html

Looks fun. It's meant to be 50% honey to be classed as one but beersmith says 30%+. Could be one for the experimenting bin :)

 

[RobWalker]

Hmm, just toying with a recipe here. This is to use up some stuff in my cupboard mostly, I'll grab some cheap honey from morrisons (96p a jar!) and the pale malt at my LHBS is very cheap too. Low amount of hops will keep it floral and rich and I'm only thinking of using a 30min boil schedule for less bitterness but more overall hop flavour, only thing I'm gonna splash on is the yeast unless I harvest the s-04 again...amber malt is for deep flavour and black malt is for colour. Low ABV seems more appealing to me, although I'd like to plough some flavour into it, the idea of something very boozy and dry sounds awful.

Can anyone recommend any other yeast? Something that encourages fruitiness and a high finishing gravity.

This sounds like a project :hmm: note the 2.5 gallon batch size...

Braggot
Brew Type: Partial Mash Date: 20/11/2011
Style: Braggot Brewer: Robert Walker
Batch Size: 2.50 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 2.86 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.0 % Equipment: My Equipment
Actual Efficiency: 0.0
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 43.9 %
0.25 kg Amber Malt (43.3 EBC) Grain 11.0 %
0.03 kg Black (Patent) Malt (985.0 EBC) Grain 1.3 %
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (30 min) Hops 10.9 IBU
5.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (10 min) Hops 2.6 IBU
1.00 kg Honey (2.0 EBC) Sugar 43.9 %
1 Pkgs Burton Ale (White Labs #WLP023) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.054 SG (1.060-1.130 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (1.004-1.025 SG)
Estimated Color: 24.2 EBC (5.9-31.5 EBC)
Bitterness: 13.5 IBU (0.0-50.0 IBU)
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.1 % (6.5-14.0 %)

 

[ricardo]

Oooops........
Thought you said Faggott..........

 

[earthwormgaz]

Don't knock *******, they're nice! :whistle:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/faggo ... ngrav_3899

Interesting to know it's Celtic in origin, I assumed it'd be Germanic/Nordic seeing as the Germanic people were big mead drinkers.

 

[ricardo]

Yes but there are Faggotts & Faggotts :whistle:

 

[markp]

I made some once.....I used honey and some tins of ME.
It was foul stuff.....really not to my taste at all.