BrewCityBaller
Well-Known Member
I am going to give this another shot.
the version I made last year had a few differences than the Original post.
I had used 2 oz cascade @ 60 & .5 saaz @ 5 min
I cut the abv to 6% ( i don't have the equip to handle 13#)
I also used 1 oz of can-ginger-orange.
(of course I f-ed up and used 1 oz ginger powder instead of root)
SO, Some questions.
how much of a difference does making a spice tea vs adding spices at end of boil make?
wil this brew suffer if I cut the 2 row from 13# to 10#?
(I may have to do brew in a bag in 1 kettle and steep all other special grains in a separate smaller kettle)
Does 1 tbs of orange peel-ginger & cinnamon add a prominent spice flavor?
I was thinking of adding 1 oz a piece as per my original recipe, but this time adding a vanilla bean!
I hope to brew this by end of Sept!
If you added the spices with 15 minutes left in the boil I think you're going to boil off a lot of the aromatics that make this beer so special. And if you toss them in at flameout I'm not sure you're going to get the same utilization of them.
The spice tea is nice because you are able to get lasting flavor and aroma from your spices. I have made this four years in a row, always using the tea method, and it is always my "customers'" favorite beer of the year. YMMV