Hello Brew Community,
I am going to be brewing my 1st IPA. I LOVE IPA's and decided it's time.
My starting point is a a Pliny the Elder clone kit from Austin Homebrew. My goal is not to get as close the real Pliny as possible, but I thought a Pliny clone kit would be a good start, since I know how much I love that IIPA and I wanted my 1st IPA to be a hop monster.
One variation I'm doing is I want to add some lemon rind to the boil to bring out the citrus-y aspect of the IPA (*thanks Dogfish head Hellhound for the idea! Really good!).
Which brings me to my question: How much lemon rind should I use?
I'm NOT trying to create a LEMON beer. I just want to add a slight hint of citrusy-ness.
I'm thinking maybe adding the rind of one lemon the last 15 minutes of the boil. What do you think? Too much? Half a lemon be better?
Any advice from someone who has brewed with rind's would be appreciated!
I am going to be brewing my 1st IPA. I LOVE IPA's and decided it's time.
My starting point is a a Pliny the Elder clone kit from Austin Homebrew. My goal is not to get as close the real Pliny as possible, but I thought a Pliny clone kit would be a good start, since I know how much I love that IIPA and I wanted my 1st IPA to be a hop monster.
One variation I'm doing is I want to add some lemon rind to the boil to bring out the citrus-y aspect of the IPA (*thanks Dogfish head Hellhound for the idea! Really good!).
Which brings me to my question: How much lemon rind should I use?
I'm NOT trying to create a LEMON beer. I just want to add a slight hint of citrusy-ness.
I'm thinking maybe adding the rind of one lemon the last 15 minutes of the boil. What do you think? Too much? Half a lemon be better?
Any advice from someone who has brewed with rind's would be appreciated!