I've been toying with this idea for a while now, and I'm starting to fill in the gaps bit by bit; now I need a bit of guidance from the hive mind.
My plan is to make a 5 gallon batch of my maharaja clone (about 10% abv, 110 IBUs).
I'd like to add in some earl gray tea for an extra touch of complexity. I think the bergamot and citrusy tones will go nice with it. I've read a few various ideas people have had about how to go about it and couldn't find much concensus.
3 bags of Earl Gray tea in half a gallon of water? Looking at steeping in 160 degree water for maybe 10 minutes? Add in secondary as a top off?
This is where I am a bit perplexed. I don't want to infect anything, yet I am also cautious of boiling black tea and pulling a whole lot of tannins. I want the flavour to be noticeable in the back of your mind, but not so much that you think you're drinking a tea beer.
Ideas if you please, good brewbrain?
My plan is to make a 5 gallon batch of my maharaja clone (about 10% abv, 110 IBUs).
I'd like to add in some earl gray tea for an extra touch of complexity. I think the bergamot and citrusy tones will go nice with it. I've read a few various ideas people have had about how to go about it and couldn't find much concensus.
3 bags of Earl Gray tea in half a gallon of water? Looking at steeping in 160 degree water for maybe 10 minutes? Add in secondary as a top off?
This is where I am a bit perplexed. I don't want to infect anything, yet I am also cautious of boiling black tea and pulling a whole lot of tannins. I want the flavour to be noticeable in the back of your mind, but not so much that you think you're drinking a tea beer.
Ideas if you please, good brewbrain?