adding diff spices to a stout

[songe]

So i have a good base for a stout, hops im using are EKG's, and they are the only ones. and this is a christmassy beer im starting now. so i got some dryed annise, and juniper. i dont know at what time to add them to make this tasty? any recomondations?

 

[brewcat]

With my Christmas stout I add spices towards the end of the boil. Then maybe add a bit after fermentation. I'll check my notes tonight and see what I did last time.

 

[songe]

With my Christmas stout I add spices towards the end of the boil. Then maybe add a bit after fermentation. I'll check my notes tonight and see what I did last time.

Much appreciated

 

[brewcat]

After looking my notes over, last time I did multiple additions of spices. It figured to like 15% of spices @ 60 min. Then 15% @ 10 min. Then 50% @ 0 min. The remaining was added after the main fermentation.

More than anything you'll want to get down your amount of spices. A little goes a long way.