Moody_Copperpot

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mhenry41h

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This is only the second spiced beer I've made so I have trouble estimating final flavors. For example, my Pumpkin Bock had barely any spice flavors at bottling but now that it's carbed, it's rather obviously but not overly spiced. The same should go for this beer...I think. I could barely taste those spices when I bottled it yesterday, thus, I'm expecting the carbonation to drive it out upon pouring. My limited experience with spiced beers tells me that a noticeable, pre-carbonation spice character will likely be too much?

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Moody_Copperpot

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I suppose that's an accurate statement, yes. A lot of people make thar mistake too.

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There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.

brewha

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I made this beer and it came out great. The wife loves it. I will be doing this again next winter. Thanks Moody.

Moody_Copperpot

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Glad you like it!!! I made a few changes to the recipe this year, including the yeast. I used safale s-04. I am going to amend the original recipe posting, as I feel it was more successful with the s-04, though i do love it with the us-05 too!
Glad this beer was a hit for you either way!

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There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.

Moody_Copperpot

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This is what I'd consider to be the definitive recipe, since I can't edit my original post:

10lb American Two-row Pale
1lb Crystal 60
1lb Honey Malt
1lb Wheat Malt
8oz Brown Sugar (final 10 min of boil)
4oz Special B Malt
2oz Roasted Barley


60 mins 1oz Vanguard
20 mins .5oz Cascade
10 mins .5oz Cascade

15min 1 tsp Irish Moss
5 min 4 Cinnamon sticks
5 min .5 tsp Ginger Powder
5 min .5 tsp Nutmeg
2 min 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
I boiled 6oz water and put it in a teacup with all the spices listed above (except the vanilla) and let it sit for at least 30min. I then dumped all of it into the boil at 5 min.

Yeast Safale S-04

OG- 1.062 - 1.070.
FG- 1.016 - 1.010
@ 80% efficiency i got 1.062 and 1.016. @86% efficiency I 1.070 and 1.010 out of the same ingredients by varying my sparge, but 1.062 is a good number to shoot for.

A few cinnamon sticks could be added to the secondary, but that's up to you. It really doesnt need it.

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There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.