Morning All,
I've recently bottled a high gravity Saison which I put in a secondary with plums cooked with (too many) cloves. It's been bottled about 2 weeks and smells absolutely fantastic but when you drink it the flavour of the cloves completely overpowers everything. I'm planning on leaving the bottles alone for at least 6 months so does anyone know if the clove flavour will die down or do I need to get used to drinking cloves?
Thanks,
Gianni
Post #2 made 10 years ago
I hope it gets better for you, I absolutely despise the taste of cloves so I am of no use to you in disposing of it.
---Todd
---Todd
WWBBD?
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Post #3 made 10 years ago
From what I remember, from my Ex-Wife.
Ethyl Alcohol will extract nearly All the Clove oil that that Spice carries.
It would be better to Boil the Cloves, as you Do with Hops(or Skip the last hop additions).
And still add the Plums/Prunes to the Secondary.
If you can brew another Batch of the high gravity Saison, and Ferment it with Out the Cloves, you can Open a few Bottles, and mix them with the Second Batch, until you have the Flavor you like. add a bit more Sugar, and Re-bottle.
JMHO.
Ethyl Alcohol will extract nearly All the Clove oil that that Spice carries.
It would be better to Boil the Cloves, as you Do with Hops(or Skip the last hop additions).
And still add the Plums/Prunes to the Secondary.
If you can brew another Batch of the high gravity Saison, and Ferment it with Out the Cloves, you can Open a few Bottles, and mix them with the Second Batch, until you have the Flavor you like. add a bit more Sugar, and Re-bottle.
JMHO.
Honest Officer, I swear to Drunk, I am Not God.
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Post #4 made 10 years ago
I thought the cloves taste/aroma was a product of the yeast in a saisson?
Disclaimer: Not a fan of the style because of the cloves
Disclaimer: Not a fan of the style because of the cloves
AWOL
Post #5 made 10 years ago
Thanks Joshua - very useful as usual. I'll have to see if I can brew another batch.
Lylo - You are right about the clove flavour coming from the yeast but I thought I would boost it by adding some more. The trouble is I boosted it a bit too much!
Lylo - You are right about the clove flavour coming from the yeast but I thought I would boost it by adding some more. The trouble is I boosted it a bit too much!
