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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2011, 11:59:17 am »
The Saison Athene from St. Somewhere uses Chamomile nicely.
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2011, 12:04:13 pm »
I didn't want to go the wheat route, but I think you're right about category 6.  I'm now thinking a cream ale or blonde ale.  I'll post back my recipe for thoughts when I have it worked out...
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2011, 12:35:12 pm »
OK.  Here is the recipe I'm planning on using (to collect 10 Gals. of wort at end of boil):

Grains:
16lbs 2 Row American Pale
1lb Biscuit Malt
2lbs Cara-Pils
2lbs Crystal 10L

Hops:
1oz Perle (60 Minutes)
1/2 oz Perle (30 Minutes)
I will finish with the tea instead of finishing hops.  1oz Chamomile tea for 10 mins. 

Yeast:
WPL008 (65 Degrees fermentation temp)

Mash/Sparge:
21lbs of Grain total
5.8 Gallons of Water in the Mash (152 degrees for 45 mins)
8.5 Gallons of Water to Sparge (175 degree sparge water)

Thoughts?  Comments? 
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2011, 12:40:35 pm »
Seems like a lot of carapils considering you're using C10 also.
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2011, 12:43:26 pm »
I'm with Denny, too much caramel/crystal for my taste, but if you've used that much before and like it then have at it.
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2011, 12:43:39 pm »
Seems like a lot of carapils considering you're using C10 also.

I suppose so.  I'm sitll playing w/ that a bit.  Look pretty good otherwise?  
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2011, 12:44:46 pm »
I'm with Denny, too much caramel/crystal for my taste, but if you've used that much before and like it then have at it.
I have not.  Believe it or not, after 10+ years of homebrewing, this is my first attempt at making my own recipe 100% from scratch.

I might up the biscuit malt to 2lbs & Drop the Cara-Pils to .5.

Suggested new grain bill:

Grains:
17lbs 2 Row American Pale
2lb Biscuit Malt
.5lbs Cara-Pils
.5lbs Crystal 10L

« Last Edit: April 04, 2011, 12:52:05 pm by Beer Monger »
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2011, 12:52:16 pm »
I wouldn't go any more cara/crystal than that considering what you're shooting for.  Maybe think about dropping the C10 to 1/2 lb. also.
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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2011, 01:01:36 pm »
I wouldn't go any more cara/crystal than that considering what you're shooting for.  Maybe think about dropping the C10 to 1/2 lb. also.
I updated while you were replying.  ;) 

Suggested new grain bill:

Grains:
17lbs 2 Row American Pale
2lb Biscuit Malt
.5lbs Cara-Pils
.5lbs Crystal 10L

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Re: How to use tea in beer?
« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2018, 12:59:42 pm »
I know I know I'm reviving one from the dead here but there's such little info out there on brewing
beer with tea.  I'm trying to replicate something similar to the Works of Love Earl Grey which is a 3.7%
Blonde Ale with Early Grey and dry hopped with Centennial and Amarillo.  It was such an awesome
summer crusher.  I reached out to Ryan Witter-Merithew who originally brewed the beer at Siren and then HF and
he said he only ever added tea cold side and that it would take me a while to figure out how much to
use. 

I switched the hops to 007 and Mandarina Bavaria but have zero clue how much tea to add, zero reference.
I know I can just keep adding until I get what I'm looking for but I was just wondering if there's anyone who
has added tea cold side just for some sort of reference. 

Thanks