Thinking of making the spruce ale from the complete joy of homebrewing. In the book the directions are to add at beginning and boil for the full hr. Most spruce beer recipes I find online suggest a 10-15min boil. Anyone know how boil time would effect flavor? Will something negative happen with a long boil?
I do want to really taste the spruce in the finished product, I am not sure how volatile the spruce flavors are so I'm unsure if the longer boil time would result in stronger note or a weaker one.
Anyone that's used spruce before care to enlighten?
I do want to really taste the spruce in the finished product, I am not sure how volatile the spruce flavors are so I'm unsure if the longer boil time would result in stronger note or a weaker one.
Anyone that's used spruce before care to enlighten?