adding extras & boiling

micka · Post by **micka** » Thursday Nov 03, 2005 8:59 am

HI,

I am making a brew with a few extras including corriander and orange peel. When should i add these? Just into the fermenter when seeds are crushed etc or should they be boiled with the sugars and then strained. If boiled, how is it done. I have only done kits before and havnt boiled a thing yet. Also, how would i strain it.

Cheers

Post by **Oliver** » Thursday Nov 03, 2005 9:37 am

micka,

Boil the ingredients with a little malt or brewing sugar, then strain. If you do a search for "stockings" you'll come up with lots of threads about straining grains and the like.

Cheers,

Oliver

micka · Post by **micka** » Thursday Nov 03, 2005 9:44 am

Oliver,

Will i do any harm if i just throw the corriander seeds (crushed) straight into the fermenter before closing the lid? And do you know if i wait til later in the fermentation process before using the orange peel.

Thanks.

Post by **Oliver** » Thursday Nov 03, 2005 10:41 am

You'll extract a lot more taste if you boil it all up.

There have also been previous threads on the use of corriander and orange peel.

Cheers,

Oliver

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Friday Nov 04, 2005 3:35 am

Last 10 min of boil actually, that will give bags of aroma.

Speaking of which, there is a method out there that says you shouldn't boil your hops for 60 min anyway, that you should load up for the final 10 min. It will mean using a lot of hops for the right IBU but apparently the aroma is just huge. (I know that we aren't talking hops here but I think it applies)

Dogger