Thundercookie Gingerbread Stout

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Monday was brew day. I hit an OG of 1.075, which is a bit disappointing, but I also know I still have to add the vodka which I am sure will take the alcohol up a notch.

I made the potion on Monday and opened it to smell it just now - the all spice dominates but I can smell the other spices too except for the ginger.

I grated fresh ginger and put in at least 3 tsp. Does the ginger flavour take a bit of time to come through or should I have added more?

 

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I bottled last night. The base (before potion) beer tasted awesome and the final beer tasted very good too - but i couldn't pick up any ginger. This is despite adding about 60g to the potion after a few days. Perhaps the other spices overpowered it?

I used a coffee plunger to squeeze all the juices out of the potion before mixing it with the priming solution. I will report back in 6 weeks.