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Dry Hopping Gingerbread Ale
My current brew, a Gingerbread Ale, finished primary fermentation a few days ago and is currently much more boozy than I would like. Would dry hopping the brew help mask the alcohol flavour?
Also, what hops should I use? I only used 1 oz of Chinook in the boil, so there is plenty of room for more hop flavour and aroma. |
Sorry, I don't have an answer, but was thinking about a gingerbread ale....care to share your recipe?
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Here's the recipe I used:
Gingerbread Brown Ale 7 lbs Pale Liquid Malt Extract .5 lb Brown Malt 1 lb Demerara Sugar 3/4 cup Fancy Molasses Boil 1 oz Willamette 60 min Finish .5 oz Willamette 1 tsp ground cloves 2 tsp nutmeg 2.5 oz fresh ground ginger O.G. 1.061 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV: ~6.5% Obviously, I'm quite dissatisfied with recipe. It has very little body, and too much dryness. I would recommend making some considerable alterations to the grain bill, though I'm not sure what I would add. I think removing the Demerara Sugar would also help reduce the booziness. One last consideration, I would up the amount of cloves and nutmeg, while either keeping or reducing the amount of ginger. I hope this helps you in your search for a good Gingerbread Ale Recipe! |
I brew all grain, so I would probably use a little bit of Munich, a.d maybe some crystal 60
This sounds like a one gallon batch! |
Definitely do a 1 gallon batch!
I'm currently stuck with 5 gallons of strange tasting beer... |
Lol. Sell it to family and friends, tell em its craft brew, its supposed to taste like that
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