HalFriday
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Looking to do a doppelbock with cinnamon and vanilla for this year's holiday brew - the past few years I've done a gingerbread stout (basically combining the cookie recipe with the stout recipe), but I've never been cinnamon-forward in a brew.
Simply put, I'm looking at adding two vanilla beans, split, scraped, and vodka-steeped, with maybe 5 minutes left in the boil. How many cinnamon sticks should be added to complement that? Or is it better to hold off on the cinnamon sticks entirely on brew day and add them to secondary? Again, I'm looking for a balance of flavors that will evoke snickerdoodle cookies.
Simply put, I'm looking at adding two vanilla beans, split, scraped, and vodka-steeped, with maybe 5 minutes left in the boil. How many cinnamon sticks should be added to complement that? Or is it better to hold off on the cinnamon sticks entirely on brew day and add them to secondary? Again, I'm looking for a balance of flavors that will evoke snickerdoodle cookies.