Lazersgopewpew
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, So I was hell bent on brewing something with Cardamom...and I did it. But I just tasted a sample from the primary 5 days after brewing and well...something seems to be missing. The beer just seems to be too...Mild.
Recipe as follows:
Grains etc.
6 oz Carapils
4 oz Honey Malt
1 lb Wheat DME
3 lb Wheat LME
3 lb Pale LME
Hops - 13.2 IBUs
0.3 oz Northern Brewer 60 min
0.9 oz Golding, East Kent 25 min
0.9 oz Golding, East Kent 5 min
Misc
1.0 Fresh Lemon zest 5 min
0.5 oz Coriander seeds 5 min
12 Green Cardamom seeds 10 min
"Citrus Soup"
I used the soup method I've read about it many recipes on this forums
added the zest and pulp of:
5 lemons
1 lime
1 orange
To water at 170 degrees and let it cool. Then added all of it (in a mesh bag) to the primary.
Yeast
WLP001 - California Ale
So, I may have gone a little overboard with the cardamom, learned my lesson there, But there just seems to be something missing, The lemon doesn't have that citrus zing I was looking for, and instead comes off more like sweet lemon, both in the aroma and flavor.
I guess it could also be the fact that I used a lot of Floral Hops in the flavoring and aroma additions.
Anything I can dry hop with that would give this brew more...Character?
I was thinking two things:
1. Dry hop with a spicier hop variety.
2. Dry hop with more lemon and a good amount of grapefruit to add that citrus zing I wanted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Recipe as follows:
Grains etc.
6 oz Carapils
4 oz Honey Malt
1 lb Wheat DME
3 lb Wheat LME
3 lb Pale LME
Hops - 13.2 IBUs
0.3 oz Northern Brewer 60 min
0.9 oz Golding, East Kent 25 min
0.9 oz Golding, East Kent 5 min
Misc
1.0 Fresh Lemon zest 5 min
0.5 oz Coriander seeds 5 min
12 Green Cardamom seeds 10 min
"Citrus Soup"
I used the soup method I've read about it many recipes on this forums
added the zest and pulp of:
5 lemons
1 lime
1 orange
To water at 170 degrees and let it cool. Then added all of it (in a mesh bag) to the primary.
Yeast
WLP001 - California Ale
So, I may have gone a little overboard with the cardamom, learned my lesson there, But there just seems to be something missing, The lemon doesn't have that citrus zing I was looking for, and instead comes off more like sweet lemon, both in the aroma and flavor.
I guess it could also be the fact that I used a lot of Floral Hops in the flavoring and aroma additions.
Anything I can dry hop with that would give this brew more...Character?
I was thinking two things:
1. Dry hop with a spicier hop variety.
2. Dry hop with more lemon and a good amount of grapefruit to add that citrus zing I wanted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.