Christmas Blue Moon witbier

[Fritzpoll85]

I have a fairly good blue moon clone, with a nice amount of coriander and orange flavour coming through.

I was wondering about adding some additional spices to give it a Christmas twang. I'd guess nutmeg or cinnamon would be normal, but worried the cinnamon could be quite overpowering.

Anyone got any good ideas or things they've tried

 

[dmtaylor]

You mean like this? Last time I made this beer was like 20 years ago. I recall it was very tasty. One of these years I might have to brew it again. These days I wouldn't boil the spices. I would instead soak them in a few ounces of vodka, then add the flavored vodka back into the beer before bottling. WLP400 was a great yeast for this style.

 

[Fritzpoll85]

You mean like this? Last time I made this beer was like 20 years ago. I recall it was very tasty. One of these years I might have to brew it again. These days I wouldn't boil the spices. I would instead soak them in a few ounces of vodka, then add the flavored vodka back into the beer before bottling. WLP400 was a great yeast for this style.

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Thanks for this - any reason you would go the vodka route rather than the boil?

 

[dmtaylor]

Thanks for this - any reason you would go the vodka route rather than the boil?

Preserve more of the aroma.

 

[Fritzpoll85]

Did you use fresh or ground ginger?

Basically going to adapt your recipe to fit my blue moon base and brew it this Saturday!