Other Ingredients
These ingredients can be used to clarify beer, fine tune the water hardness, flavor the beer, add certain textures, or be that secret ingredient in a holiday brew.
| Clarifiers: | |
| Gelatin | Fining agent, used to clarify beer. Dissolve 1 tsp in warm sanitized water, cool, then pour into secondary fementer after racking. |
| Irish Moss | Add 1 tbs during boil, helps proteins settle out of the wort. A type of seaweed. |
| Isinglass | Fining agent, used to clarify beer. |
| Water Hardeners: | |
| Burton Water Salts | Water hardener, used to duplicate Burton-Trent water. Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium Sulfates. For use in English Ales. |
| Gypsum | Calcium sulfate, similar to Burton Salts used to boost water hardness. |
| Herbs / Natural Flavoring: | |
| Cardamon Seed | Holiday/Belgian beer ingredient. |
| Chili Peppers | Chili beers do exist. Experiment with caution. |
| Cinnamon Sticks | Holiday beer ingredient. |
| Coriander | Seed of the cilantro plant. Adds a bright citrus flavor, add 1oz or more, crushed, at end of boil. |
| Ginger Root | Holiday beer ingredient. |
| Mint | |
| Orange Peel – Bitter/Curacao | Used in Belgian style white beers. |
| Orange Peel – Sweet | Used to add orange flavor and aroma. |
| Paradise Seed | Adds peppery, citrus and earth notes. |
| Adjuncts | |
| Flaked Barley | Provides proteins, used in stouts. |
| Flaked Maize | Corn that has been cooked and flaked, lightens the color of beer, used in American style lagers. |
| Flaked Oats | Called for in some recipes, such as oatmeal stout. |
| Rice Solids | Boosts gravity without imparting much flavor or taste (used in Budweiser) |
| Extracts: | Add after racking or before bottling depending on label. |
| Apricot | |
| Blackberry | |
| Blueberry | |
| Cherry | |
| Peach | |
| Raspberry | |
| Hazel Nut | Used in some holiday beers. |
| Other: | |
| Malto-Dextrin | Non-fermentable sugar derived from malted barley, adds body to beer. |
| Lactose | Sugar found in milk, called for in small amounts by some recipes. Lactose is not fermentable. |
| Oak Chips | Used to flavor beer in secondary fermenter. |
| Yeast Nutrients | Promotes healthy fermentation for special recipes or starters. Normally not needed. |
