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My thoughts with 3# of malt and honey, you will want to have about 2 gallons total for it to be around the 1.105 range. I would boil with 2 gallons of water, then that will take it down enough for the 3 pounds of honey.

Cheers!
-- Steve
 
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so @smertz001, coming up to that time to rack this bad boy. Age and clear in glass carboys or go directly to a corny and carb it? How easily will this oxidize?
 
+1 on keeping it from light: I made a cider that I decided to dry hop, but I did NOT protect it from light, so within a few weeks (3 to 4) it turned skunky. I now have a 6 gallon batch of braggot (7 LBS LME, 4 LBS honey, +specialty grains) that is finishing fermenting and is getting close to racking. I have kept the fermentor completely covered with black fabric since it was tossed into the fermentor.
 
Yes, because of the hops in it, definitely keep it out of the light!

On my 5 and 6.5 gallon carboy I use these guys: http://www.carboy.net/

They cover them nicely and make it much easier to move around with the built in handles.

I've not had any oxidization issues with mine so far. I've bottled two and are drinking them nicely at a year old. And then I have my Rye/Barley Wine Braggot that's still aging in secondary since... July or August? And it's tasting good, with no oxidization on it. Just treat it like beer and you won't have any problems. Keeping head space to a minimal and don't splash it around whilst racking.

Cheers!
-- Steve
 
I have some fabric scraps (from when I made blackout curtains), an old bath robe, and a T-shirt, all black, covering each of 3 glass carboys right now. Work with what you have, towels, blankets, sweaters, jackets, etc... They all work, just might not be as pretty as the the store bought ones...
 
So my braggot has been aging/clearing in a carboy for some time now and im rdy to move it to a keg. Are there any advantages in running it thru a filter? or will most likely aerate it too much?
 
I agree that anything handy will do and did that for years, but the carboy covers smertz001 mentioned are great! I now have them for all of my carboys and love them. I understand that all may not be able to/want to afford them, but they are a clean, easy, functional alternative to make do things. When I finish the Taj Mahal and have it set up, I will provide pictures of them in action.

Ed
 
I used six pounds of pilsner liquid malt to nine pounds honey with, one oz of nugget hops, lavin d-47 yeast.Made lovey braggot.


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