New Allspice Usage Guide

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• Allspice

• These berries are dried and available

• Ground

• Whole

• Recommended form to purchase, as freshly ground allspice will provide the best flavor and aroma.

• When to add allspice to your brew depends on the effect you want it to have on your finished beer.

• Do you want more flavor or more aroma?

• Not highly recommended for use in brewing, as a spice's essential oils rapidly oxidize once ground.

• Flavor

• Both

• Aroma

• Neither

• How much aroma do you want?

• Do not use allspice.

• Some aroma

• Little to no aroma

• Grind and add  to the mash

• Grind and add to the kettle during the last 5 minutes of the boil.

• Depending on the style of beer you are brewing, you will do this...

• "Dry hop" brew with freshly ground allspice

• during the last 2 minutes of the boil.

• when you turn off the heat to end the boil.

• in the primary or secondary fermenter.

• Make a homemade allspice potion

• Carefully add the potion to your beer at bottling. You may need to experiment with the amount you use to achieve the best results in your final beer.

• How much should you use?

• Seal the container & let it sit for 1 week.

• In a container, cover freshly crushed allspice with enough vodka to cover it thoroughly.

• This depends on your own preference and experimentation, but 15 grams per 5 gallon batch is suggested. 

• 45 minutes for more flavor

• Crush berries & put them into a hop bag.

• Steep bag of crushed berries in wort during boil

• < 45 minutes for less flavor

• Strain the mixture through cheesecloth to separate crushed material from the liquid potion.