Honey Baltic Porter Launch!
Sat 7th Nov from 6pm, Front Bar, Free Entry
COLLABORATOR: MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY
STYLE: BALTIC PORTER WITH HONEY
IN A NUTSHELL: FULL, SMOOTH, CHOCOLATE AND HONEYCOMB. LIGURIAN.
We were keen to brew something Big and Dark withMornington given how well they do both, and brewing with Honey was an itch neither of us had scratched. Enter Honey Baltic Porter...
We went Baltic on the Porter to give it enough body and richness to carry the big spicy Honey flavour, while preventing it from drying out too much due to Honey’s high fermentability. To this end we mashed high using Vienna as a base malt, Munich I for toasty depth, Carafa III for smooth chocolate, Oats for silky texture and Lactose for residual body and a touch of sweetness.
Naturally our Honey had to come from Kangaroo Island, the oldest bee sanctuary in the world and home to the last pure strain of Ligurian Bees; makers of distinctive and delicious Honey. Island Beehive ‘Stringybark’ and ‘Coastal Flora’ raw organic Honey provided the strong, smoky and spicy characters we were after. We added 15 kg of Honey to the Hopback (with some difficulty) and the combination of roast and Honey aromas as we whirlpooled prompted Mornington’s AG to proclaim that ‘if this Porter ends up tasting half as good as the Brewery smells right now it’s going to be amazing!’
After conditioning for over two months, we reckon it tastes even better...
Kegs tapped from 6pm - at Mornington and at the Wheaty!
