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homebrewdad
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Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Has anyone ever used this as a beer flavoring? Or any of these liqueur essences?

I'm curious as to how much of this I need in a gallon of beer to get a noticeable - but not overpowering - flavor.




Posted 34 days ago.

uberg33k
Charter Member
The Internet
314 Posts


Frangelico? Only in coffee.



Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Something from the LHBS - called Liquor Quik.




Posted 34 days ago.

mchrispen
Bastrop, TX
485 Posts


If this is the stuff for flavoring aged vodka then go REALLY easy. I would start with a little vodka to get the intensity you would expect from a normal extract you might use in a beer.

I tasted some gin essence the other day and it stayed with me for a long time... that was a dab on the finger. Really potent stuff.




Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


That's the stuff, I believe.




Posted 34 days ago.

testingapril
Charter Member
Atlanta, GA
595 Posts


I suspect since that 20mL bottle is designed for 1L of vodka with some sugar to make a liqueur, I'd think the whole bottle would probably be good for at least a 5 gallon batch.

I'd probably add 1mL and taste, then add 1 mL at a time until it almost tastes strong enough. If you go until it definitely tastes strong enough, it will be too strong because your palate gets used to the flavor as you keep tasting it.




Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


I did the "add a tiny bit, sample, repeat" method.. I stopped before I felt it was a *strong* flavor, just there.

We'll see how it turns out.





Posted 34 days ago.

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