My wife enjoyed the ginger saison, and she enjoys the hopped Belgians, so I thought I'd try a ginger Belgian.
Brew Day: 26 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz Munich
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
6 oz table sugar
Hops: 14 g Styrian Goldings (@ 0 min)
Addition: 1 oz fresh, thin-sliced ginger, in a hop bag (@ 10 min)
Yeast: BE-134
Addendum, 5 Feb: Moved to secondary.
Addendum, 6 Mar: Bottled; got 9 good bottles out of it.
Addendum, 23 Mar: Tried one of these last night; Terri's reaction was that this is THE BEST one I've done so far! I don't usually pick up banana in hefeweizens; that's something Terri gets, but we both got aroma of banana from this one (yes, I know...it's not a hefe), and I got a little bit of sweetness in the flavor, as well. The sweetness was just a bit more than subtle, strong enough to overwhelm most of what would have come through from the ginger. I did pick up a little of the ginger on the back, but Terri's reaction was the key!
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