Teddy Grahams in Beer - need help

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MaltyWalty

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So, I'm in a competition where you are given a random ingredient that needs to be apparent and the base style should also show. My ingredient is teddy Grahams. I brewed a strong blond ale at around 7% abv and used 2 boxes of honey Grahams with a base of Maris otter and honey malt, and my go-to US-05. Its not a bad blond, but the bears just don't stand out. I've got a hint of honey, a hint of cinnamon, and some graham cracker but all very light. Any suggestions to bring it out in secondary?
 
I would experiment with cinnamon, it's a rather distinctive character of grahams that's rarely found in beer.
Honey is harder. Actually honey will ferment out and pretty much vanish will little if any trace - which is why we use honey malt (which miraculously persists for some reason)...

Cheers!
 
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