kaffir lime and lemon grass

[benken25]

I am looking at brewing a batch of Coopers Mexican Cervesa this weeking the recipe i was planing on is a bit different

1 can coopers mexican cervesa

500g light dry matt

500g dry wheat malt

30g cascade hope 5min boil

 

i was also looking at adding some kaffir lime leaves and some lemon grass i have heard that they can be overpowering how much would be a good amount to use and should i boil them with the hops or just throw them in and see what happens

[Muddy Waters]

I'd boil them with your hops or maybe before you add hops - about 15 mins will do (at least it does for Tom Yum [biggrin] ).

 

You wont need much - a little goes a long way with both ingredients.

 

Let us know how it turns out.

[benken25]

thanks muddy i will give that a go hopefully iy turns out to be a good summer beer [happy]

[benken25]

hey muddy had my first bottle tonight its not a bad drop for being so yound the cascade hops stand out i think they are overpowering the lemon grass and kaffir lime i only used a couple of leaves of each i will use move next time but its a good start[ninja]

[LeonardC2]

hey muddy had my first bottle tonight its not a bad drop for being so yound the cascade hops stand out i think they are overpowering the lemon grass and kaffir lime i only used a couple of leaves of each i will use move next time but its a good start[ninja]

I was just thinking,replace the Cascade with Kent Golding (the US grown one anyway)has a definite lemon grass flavor & aroma,besides that floral nectar thing. That might just accent the lemon grass. I noticed that when I used it in my pale ale. Nice!

[benken25]

thanks i will give that a go next time i will brew it again for sure i will just tweak it a bit