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Old Fezziwig Ale - couple of brewing questions

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Keqwow

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I'm looking to attempt this as my next beer for the holidays...perhaps post holiday beer given we are half way into November now. I'm just curious about the steps. I'm doing a BIAB. I'm wondering about the additions of the cinnamon, orange peel and ginger root. Can I assume these are all added in the last 5 minutes of the boil along with the Hallertau hops?
I've never added these ingredients in a beer before. Do I just cut down a full cinnamon stick to weight and toss it in, or do you grind it up or what?

All-Grain - Old Fezziwig Clone
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Safale T-58
Yeast Starter: No
Batch Size (Gallons): 6
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.015
IBU: 27
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 21
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 @ 65
Tasting Notes: As close to Sam Adam's Old Fezziwig as I could get.

7 lbs. Two-row Pale
3 lbs. Munich
1 lb. Carapils/Dextrin
1 lb. Crystal 60L
12 oz. Special B
2 oz. Chocolate

.75 oz. Centennial 60 minutes
.5 oz. Cascade 30 minutes
.5 oz. Hallertau 5 minutes

.12 oz. Cinnamon stick - 5 minutes
1 oz. freshly grated orange peel - 5 minutes
1.2 oz. freshly grated ginger root - 5 minutes

Mashed in at 154 for 60 minutes. Batch sparge.
 
yes to toss them in last 5 mins
at most i would break the cinnamon stick up into a few pieces
if you gonna grate your own orange peel, be careful not to get too much of the pith (white stuff)
 
Can the cinnamon stick be left in the fermenter or should I try to separate it when I transfer from my boiling pot to the fermenter....or doesn't it matter?
 
The orange peel and ginger will work well in the boil. I've actually had better luck with cinnamon by soaking a broken up stick or two in vodka for a few days and dumping it in the fermenter (or secondary) after fermentation is done. Cinnamon in the boil seems to add some bitterness while putting it in secondary gives a smoother flavor and better aroma.
 
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