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I acquired a bit of Grains of Paradise for Christmas this year and have been trying to develop them in a recipe. I've never used them before, but know I've had beers containing them. I have however used coriander in both my summer-seasonal beer and my strong Belgian gold. I hear the two spices are almost interchangeable. Any thoughts or experience on this? My goal, ideally, is to put them into the last five minutes of the boil for a new Imperial IPA I've been designing which will feature lots of Amarillo, Centennial and Glacier hops.

I tried someone else's Saison with grains of paradise once. Worked really well with the spiciness of the yeast.

They are supposed to add a peppery bite, but not sure how much that will come through in a really hoppy IPA...

I've also used them in saisons with outstanding results.

Wayne