Any suggestions on how long to leave this in primary? I don't plan on doin secondary. Any feedback on this particular kit would be great. From what I hear It probably won't be ready til the next holiday season! Thanks for any input. Happy Friday!!
I just hit the 60 day mark on my holiday ale's primary. It is finally this beer's turn to take a trip to the bottling bucket as soon as I get some bottles back from my brother this weekend. Really pumped to have this conditioning. Just hope the yeast is still awake enough to carb them up.
I made a mistake with this kit -- misread the directions (my bad, I know) and added the spices to the steep, rather than the boil. I'm afraid I won't have much flavor from them now.
Should I add some orange peel, et al, to the primary now and let some of those flavors infuse? Or add it to the seconday (assuming I use one)?
I just hate to lose those great holiday spices -- they're what make the difference between a holiday ale and a simple ale, I think.
On this kit, when does it call to add the spices to the boil? At the end?
P.S. I'm in Strongsville as well. Small world.
I missed it, but the directions call for the spices to be added with that last hops --the last 15 minutes of the boil.
Instead, I added them to the steeping grains, and steeped them at 160 degrees for 20 minutes.
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