I recently attempted to make a Ginger Stout after having a taste at a pub.
Starting off with extract I went through the whole process and dumped a bottle of Ginger Wine into the mix once put into Secondary.
Unable to resist I instantly had a taste which was fantastic. Now however after a month or so, there is a faint smell of ginger but there is no flavour :(
My next attempt will be slightly different. I am going to attempt making a sugar solution several days before I start my next batch. In this sugar solution I will add either ginger root or powdered ginger. When I am ready this will go into the primary.
Would this work or would it be best to add the ginger at a different stage?
Thanks