Misc addition
Star Anise
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Type
- Spice
- Added at
- boil
- Form
- solid
- Formula
- n/a
- Concentration
- sold as the pure compound
- Typical dose
- 1–3 pods per 20 L of wort
- Timing
- Added whole for the final 5 minutes of the boil.
Before you use it
The most easily overdone spice on this list — a third pod can make the beer taste like aniseed sweets. Start with one, and add more at packaging only if the beer clearly wants it.
Description
A strongly liquorice-scented pod used in tiny amounts to add depth to dark Belgian ales and spiced winter beers. One or two pods is a whole beer.