[santoch]

Great question, Jim.  My understanding is that it is technically another form of caramel malt and is steepable.  I've never used it, but from what I hear, a little goes a LONG way, so use it sparingly.

S

[HoosierBrew]

Great question, Jim.  My understanding is that it is technically another form of caramel malt and is steepable.  I've never used it, but from what I hear, a little goes a LONG way, so use it sparingly.

S

Yeah, my understanding too. I've used it and a little definitely goes a long way. To me, much over 4 oz starts getting to be too much fast.

[klickitat jim]

I cant find my mash dont mash list, but im quite sure honey malt needs to be mashed.

[erockrph]

Can honey malt be steeped? I thought it needed to be mashed

I've steeped small amounts of Munich and Victory before without an issue. I think the old adage that certain malts "need to be mashed" only holds true if you're looking to extract fermentables from them. In low doses for flavor, I think most malts could be steeped without a significant issue. You just shouldn't expect much extract out of them. In larger amounts, you may see a starch haze issue as well.

For the typical usage rates of honey malt, I wouldn't expect much of an issue.

[HoosierBrew]

I've always thrown honey malt in the cooler to mash with everything else, so I guess it doesn't matter for me.  I had always heard it could be steeped, though. And 3 or 4 oz, like Eric says, wouldn't cost you much in the way of fermentables anyway.

[factory]

I've steeped honey malt in a honey brown ale.  Just .25 lbs.  I could definitely identify it, so it contributed something as far as flavor goes.

[klickitat jim]

You CAN steep anything and you CAN mash anything. Agreed

Im pretty sure you ought to mash honey malt