4 oz Peppercorn, 4 oz coriander!!?? Shorts Nicie Spicie

[TommyTbar]

So wanted to brew this one for the lady as she loves this beer but the additions seems outlandish.
In the march/April issue of Zymurgy they have a clone recipe provided by Shorts

here it is
5 GALLON BATCH

6 lb Pale malt
6 lb White wheat
Rice hulls for lautering

1 oz fuggle 60
.5 Fuggle 30
.5 Fuggle 0
4 oz Ground Coriander
1 oz Ground black peppercorn
1 oz Ground pink peppercorn
1 oz Ground white peppercorn
1 oz Ground green pepper corn

American ale yeast

"Dry hop"
2 oz orange zest
2 oz lemon zest

Seems crazy right? i know shorts does some crazy stuff but this just doesnt make any sense. I would feel it would be undrinkable for months

The Recipe also states to leave peppercorns and coriander in primary

Thoughts??

 

[chickypad]

Wow, I gotta agree with you there that seems crazy. I used the equivalent of 0.5 oz coriander for 5 gal once in a tripel and it was too much for me. I would proceed with caution.

 

[Lupulinds]

I made a 3-gallon batch of saison with .2 oz (2 tsp) of black peppercorns, foolishly grinding them pretty finely. It was disgusting after a month in primary, so I racked to secondary to see if it would get better, but after a couple months, the peppercorn has faded, but is still too strong.

Coarsely cracking the peppercorns and coriander might be a good idea for that recipe as well as lowering the amounts.

 

[nbwajdr]

I'm brewing a batch today, but I also think they got the units mixed up and perhaps forgot a decimal. I'm going to use 1 oz of whole coriander and much fewer peppercorns.

 

[jonnysoups]

I'm brewing a batch today, but I also think they got the units mixed up and perhaps forgot a decimal. I'm going to use 1 oz of whole coriander and much fewer peppercorns.

How'd it turn out? I'm thinking of starting one this week? I was gonna do half for all the spices but full amounts for the citrus...

 

[dtimpe]

I've used 1 oz of whole Coriander in a Tripple and it was too strong for me initially. It is approaching 8 months in the bottle and is mellowing nicely now. I'm guessing the recipe is incorrect.

 

[DromJohn]

Brewed Northern Brewer La Petite Orange Blanche yesterday where "Blanche" is the variation with zest of two oranges and one ounce crushed coriander.
First taste in six weeks.