Chai spice: how much is too much?

[mrphillips]

I'm trying to settle on the right spices for a pumpkin ale. I have a grain/hop bill I'm happy with, but I'm spooked by the spices. I don't care for overly-spiced holiday ales.

My local homebrew store recommended Chai spice for a pumpkin ale, but couldn't give an amount for a 5-6 gallon batch given that they only operate in brewing by the 1000's of gallons. Does anyone have experience with this spice? I'm thinking 1 Tbsp. per 5 gallons, but that's just a shot in the dark. Thanks in advance for any info you guys and gals can pass my way!

 

[Leezer]

I haven't used chai spice, but I do use a blend of other spices in my pumpkin ale. For a 2.5G batch I use 1.25tsp of the blend, so for a 5G batch it would be 2.5tsp. If chai spice isn't too strong in flavor then 1T may be about right for 5-6 G.