Adding pumpkin spices to keg

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  1. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    I brewed my first pumpkin beer and erred on the side of caution when using spices. The beer is ready to keg and pulled some samples and I am not getting enough spice.

    When adding spices should I boil some water and dissolve them and then just add to the keg or just dump the spices in it? I was thinking that boiling water would help to ensure the spices dissolve.
     
    #1 GetMeAnIPA, Oct 23, 2019
  2. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I would try the tincture route. Spices in vodka, filter, figure out how much tastes good in one glass, scale up.
     
    #2 pweis909, Oct 23, 2019
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  3. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I have added spices to the keg dry. Based on the flavor, they seemed to disperse fine. Using water would disperse them faster though.

    ETA: If you decide to go with a tincture as @pweis909 suggested, here's a link to a -> Flavor Sample Dosing cheat sheet <-.
     
    #3 VikeMan, Oct 23, 2019
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  4. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    @pweis909 @VikeMan thanks. I’ve tried the scale up approach just a few times before but didn’t have much success. I like the dosing chart. Might have to give that a whirl.

    Since I haven’t kegged the beer should I do it with a sample from the fermenter or should I carb it first?
     
    #4 GetMeAnIPA, Oct 24, 2019
  5. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I never would have given it a thought, but carbing first might have some advantage.
     
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  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Well, if you carb (and chill) it first, you should get a somewhat more accurate picture of the finished flavor. OTOH, I usually do this kind of thing at the kegging stage, because it's more convenient that way and because I usually already know how much I'm going to add.
     
    #6 VikeMan, Oct 24, 2019
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