Thoughts, Suggestions, Ideas?

[Bugeater]

Any thoughts on adding some caraway seed to this recipe? I have never brewed with caraway but I would like to try. Has anyone?

I used some caraway seed in a beer about a year and a half ago. It will also add a spicy bitterness. A little does go a long way. I used a tablespoon in 5 gallons with 15 minutes left in the boil and that was almost too much.

I used this in an experimental recipe that had enough other problems that I really can't do a detailed explanation of what the caraway added other than a noticeable bitterness. The next time I try them I will add them in a simpler recipe that I have brewed before. In your recipe I would be concerned about the blend of flavors between the caraway and the citrusy hops you are using.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[ChrisKennedy]

I think you are starting to try to do too much with this recipe. You start with a good looking IPA. You add rye, then ringwood, now caraway, and it is starting to sound like too much. If I were to add something like caraway for more of a rye bread character, I would go with a malty beer to really emphasize that bread character, like an American Rye or something.

If it were me, I would make a hoppy rye with a clean yeast, and then maybe a malty rye with caraway and use that as an experiment with the Ringwood. But again, I try to always stay as simple as possible, and these sorts of things where you just throw a bunch of different stuff together can come out quite nice, it is just really really tricky.

[BadRock]

Yeah I think your right, caraway omitted! But I am still sticking to the ringwood. I already have a starter buublin' away. Thanks for the honest opinion, sometimes it's easy to get out of control, next thing you know you have this extremely muddy beer.