Honey! I ruined the Christmas brew!

[Kgbow]

Hey guys,

So after taking a reading of my Christmas brew I decided to have a little taste. It tastes EXACTLY like a malty home brew. No essences of my previously added orange zest or cinamon. It's just a malty brew thus far. I DID and COULD taste them. But, as fermentation has moved along. The flavour has all but gone and now it just tastes like a malty beer.

It should be done fermenting in the next two or three days.

So, is there anything I can do at this stage to add a little "Christmas spirit" so to speak? Could I "dry hop" orange zest? What do we all think.

Cheers

Kirk

 

[Herm brews]

I think you could include some cinnamon and orange zest, or dried peel as a “dry” addition a few days before bottling. Someone besides me will chime in on this.

 

[Sunfire96]

Put some in! Never too late to flavor a beer with adjuncts

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

I had the same issue last year. Here's what I did. In the keg, I added 2 nips of captain Morgan dark spiced rum, about a 1/2 cup of strong spiced black tea and let it sit for 2 weeks. After that, I carbed @ 12psi and that beer went faster than anything I had ready to drink. Just an option.

 

[Donoroto]

Yep. Ruined is such an ugly word. You just haven't dry spiced it yet...!

 

[Minbari]

I always add that stuff as as late ferm "dry hop". Just be careful with cinnamon. 1/2 a stick in 5 gallons will make an impact

 

[The Brew Mentor]

Or you can just roll with it and do a rim dressing on the glass at serving.
Also, tasting beer with yeast still in suspension isn't actually letting you taste the nuance's.

 

[Kgbow]

In the end I "dry spiced" with the zest of two oranges and 1/2 stick of cinnamon. Didn't notice much taste when it came to bottling but hoping after a couple weeks conditioning I should have some good results! Thanks for all your help guys

 

[GFHomebrew]

In the end I "dry spiced" with the zest of two oranges and 1/2 stick of cinnamon. Didn't notice much taste when it came to bottling but hoping after a couple weeks conditioning I should have some good results! Thanks for all your help guys

With a bit of carbonation and some conditioning it might come through more than you expect lets hope so.

 

[Sandy Feet]

If it just needs something and it is for the holidays, you can always add a little something to the rim of a glass too. Maybe a cinnamon stick in the glass? Maybe a shot on the side