"spice tea" ?

[reiffer75]

I have seen references on some forums that say use a "spice tea" for flavoring in fermenter. Does this mean dissolving ground spices in boiling water and adding to fermenter?

 

[BainbridgeBrewer]

I made a "spice tea" for Yuri_rage's Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale last year. Boiled some water, mixed the pumpkin spices in and let it cool before racking the beer onto of it in secondary. Have fun.

 

[reiffer75]

Haha that is the recipe i am making tonight...thanks for the reply

 

[BainbridgeBrewer]

Turned out great for me last year. It was a huge hit at the fall party we threw. Good luck.

 

[reiffer75]

How much water and spices did you use?

 

[MMJfan]

I too have this brew currently in secondary and will be bottling next week and was planning on adding a spice tea made with Pampered Chef Cinnamon Plus. I wasn't sure if I just added the spice straight to the boiling water or would I use a hop sack to put the spice in?

How much water and spices did you use?

The recipe calls for steeping 1 tsp of Cinnamon Plus in 1 cup of water for 15-20 minutes before adding it to your brew.

 

[BainbridgeBrewer]

I used whatever the recipe says. I believe I used 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice in a cup of boiling water. I boiled the water and added the spices after removing it from heat. I cooled it using a basic ice bath, and threw it in when it was relatively cooled. It really came through in the finished beer. Good luck!