Something a bit gingery

[Steve1262]

Hi all.
I'm looking at giving a pale ale the very slightest hint of ginger and wondered, for those that have tried it, how much and at what point you introduced it to the brew and whether you use root or crystallised.
Cheers.

[drjim]

I put ginger in my Christmas beer - separate thread on here. I chucked it in with the 15 minute hops, although recipe I made says do it at 10. Nice hint of ginger alongside the allspice that went in at the same time.

[MashBag]

I think richer beers take ginger well, not so much pale ales.

I have fiddled about with this found adding it to the fermentor best. But be careful, ginger, cinnamon and garlic all suppress yeast.

I also have a Kings Ginger (liqueur) recipe which makes a very nice chaser and a much better use of the ginger.