AndrewKemendo
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I'm making a Christmas Ale in a week or so and have formulated a strongly spiced recipe.
It's a 5 Gal AG with pale and crystal malts and a pound each of torrified wheat and flaked oats.
I developed this spice mix, which I am set with, but wasn't sure about the amounts.
Add .25 Cup of Cinnamon in Mash.
In the last 20 min's of boil add:
.25 Cup Fresh Orange Zest
.5 Cup Crushed/Shredded Vanilla beans
2Tbsp Fresh Cinnamon
4Tbsp Nutmeg
4Tbsp Allspice
4Tbsp Aniseed
4Tbsp Cloves
5 min's of boil left to go add:
.25oz fresh peppermint
.1 oz Crushed Pine Needles
.25oz Fresh sliced ginger
Rack to Primary with 2 Cups of Spice mix in same ratio minus orange zest and Vanilla bean; but adding 2 oz vanilla extract.
Rack to secondary with .5 Cup Orange Zest.
Does that sound like too much spice? I want it to be strong but not undrinkable.
It's a 5 Gal AG with pale and crystal malts and a pound each of torrified wheat and flaked oats.
I developed this spice mix, which I am set with, but wasn't sure about the amounts.
Add .25 Cup of Cinnamon in Mash.
In the last 20 min's of boil add:
.25 Cup Fresh Orange Zest
.5 Cup Crushed/Shredded Vanilla beans
2Tbsp Fresh Cinnamon
4Tbsp Nutmeg
4Tbsp Allspice
4Tbsp Aniseed
4Tbsp Cloves
5 min's of boil left to go add:
.25oz fresh peppermint
.1 oz Crushed Pine Needles
.25oz Fresh sliced ginger
Rack to Primary with 2 Cups of Spice mix in same ratio minus orange zest and Vanilla bean; but adding 2 oz vanilla extract.
Rack to secondary with .5 Cup Orange Zest.
Does that sound like too much spice? I want it to be strong but not undrinkable.