Honey Basil

Classification: spiced beer, honey basil, basil, all-grain

Source: William Pettit (Willardpet@aol.com), Brewery, 11/6/96

I have brewed this beer, 4 times this year, each time changing the recipe. This one was a good one. It won best of show, 1996 Oregon Homebrewing festival in Albany,OR.

Ingredients:

8 pounds pale malt
3 lbs. crystal(40L)
4 lbs. munich
Mt Hood 1 oz. boil
Mt Hood 1 oz 45 minutes
Wyeast, American ale # 1056
1 lb. honey
1 oz. FRESH basil

Procedure:

Mash at 122 F. for 20 minutes, 150 F. for 45 minutes. Add honey and basil at the end of the boil.