Gordon Strong Recipe uses Orange Blossom Honey

[chesl73]

There's a Gordon Strong IPA recipe I want to try that uses ~ 700g of Orange Blossom Honey (for a ~21L batch). It appears to be a bit difficult to get hold of and expensive. Anyone brewed with it?
Just wondering whether I could just use normal honey instead and whether you think it would make much difference?

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I thought about making one of his recipes with the orange blossom honey but difficult to find decided to go with some plain honey and add some orange zest into the fermenter. Bought the honey but never got round to making it as it turned out to be fake honey from India. But that is the way I would do it.

 

[chesl73]

Who knows what's real and fake any more with honey. Yes, think that's a good option.

 

[sp0rk]

http://www.archibaldhoney.com.au/product/orange-blossom-1kg-bucket/
It's not that expensive in the grand scheme of honey prices

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Only 15 mins from me, I fancy the Stringy Bark, wonder what that would be like in a beer?

 

[chesl73]

Yes, 15 for 1kg is reasonable. Will get some, sounds like a tasty honey and worth a try on its own.

 

[akx]

Man, I thought this thread was about a Golden Strong with honey...

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I doubt whether Walkers would take a gamble using fake overseas honey, but they would have to implicitly trust their suppliers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/almost-20-per-cent-australian-honey-found-not-pure/10327988