supersmo18
New Member
Hey everyone, this is my first thread, so in advance I appreciate and thank you for any feedback.
I've been homebrewing for a few years now but just recently started doing partial mash kits. I ran across a guy the other day who grows his own lemongrass and likes to flavor things with it. He cut me a few dried blades and said that it was enough to flavor 3 gallons worth (I'm not sure how strongly). I brew in 5 gallon batches. I'm wanting to add this to a hefeweizen, but I'm not sure what the best way is to do it.
These are the ideas I've had so far:
1.) Put it all in a muslin bag and add it for the duration of the boil
2.) Boil it all in some water (not sure how much) and try to create some type of boiled extract to add to secondary carboy (I would add the lemongrass to the secondary carboy directly but isn't there a contamination risk?).
3.) Anything else you guys/gals suggest.
I would appreciate anything else y'all may have to help me out here. I just want it to turn out with a nice, crisp flavor, not too overpowering, but not too subtle, either. Thanks!
I've been homebrewing for a few years now but just recently started doing partial mash kits. I ran across a guy the other day who grows his own lemongrass and likes to flavor things with it. He cut me a few dried blades and said that it was enough to flavor 3 gallons worth (I'm not sure how strongly). I brew in 5 gallon batches. I'm wanting to add this to a hefeweizen, but I'm not sure what the best way is to do it.
These are the ideas I've had so far:
1.) Put it all in a muslin bag and add it for the duration of the boil
2.) Boil it all in some water (not sure how much) and try to create some type of boiled extract to add to secondary carboy (I would add the lemongrass to the secondary carboy directly but isn't there a contamination risk?).
3.) Anything else you guys/gals suggest.
I would appreciate anything else y'all may have to help me out here. I just want it to turn out with a nice, crisp flavor, not too overpowering, but not too subtle, either. Thanks!