"John G" <johng5@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> i am by no-means a expert on this ... but if you are woried about
> adding sugar to honey THEN DON`T!! .... i think it is true... mix sugar
> & honey and you get a cider-lemon-YUCK!!!! .. it hapend to me.....
> if it were me i would just add more honey........ and if its to heavy
> for a summer beer (freez it/keg-it) and throw out the ice slush...
> PS... i would go light on the hops..... JMO .....[/color]

John, forgive me, but your logic is not quite right. How you get from honey
to lemon is beyond me. I believe your story and I trust you had that
experience, however I believe your experience was an isolated incident, and
is certainly not a common problem. I have no idea how it happened. Could
be the yeast, temperature, hops, sanitation, who knows. Also, if a beer is
too heavy, you surely do not want to freeze it and throw out the ice
crystals -- this will just make it heavier and higher in alcohol!! The best
way to thin it out is to add corn sugar or rice syrup instead of some of the
malt extract. Or just add water. ;)

--
Dave
"Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
Genesis, 1973-ish