gxm
Well-Known Member
I'd like to put some ginger in a Munich Helles (Reinheitsgebot what?).
I want the end result to be a slightly sweeter than usual Helles with moderate ginger flavor and a mild ginger bite, like what you'd get from a mild ginger beer soda.
I plan on hopping it less than normal and using Wyeast 2487, both of which will make my regular Helles recipe seem slightly sweeter to help balance the ginger.
I've seen advice on adding ginger ranging from 60 minute additions, to knockout additions, to adding it to the secondary.
Can someone help point me in the right direction on amounts and times for ginger?
Recipe:
7# Pils
1# Munich
mash at 152F
IBU - 10
0.6oz Hallertau 4.3% at 60 min
OG 1.046
FG 1.011
I want the end result to be a slightly sweeter than usual Helles with moderate ginger flavor and a mild ginger bite, like what you'd get from a mild ginger beer soda.
I plan on hopping it less than normal and using Wyeast 2487, both of which will make my regular Helles recipe seem slightly sweeter to help balance the ginger.
I've seen advice on adding ginger ranging from 60 minute additions, to knockout additions, to adding it to the secondary.
Can someone help point me in the right direction on amounts and times for ginger?
Recipe:
7# Pils
1# Munich
mash at 152F
IBU - 10
0.6oz Hallertau 4.3% at 60 min
OG 1.046
FG 1.011