Winter Seasonal Beer Spicy Scotch Christmas Ale

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fbaillargeon

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Location
Qubec
Recipe Type
Extract
Yeast
Wyeast 1728
Yeast Starter
No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
No
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.25
Original Gravity
1.060
Final Gravity
1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
28,6
Color
19,5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 Days at 71
Tasting Notes
A mellow taste of dates, plums and a hint of caramel. Barely noticable alcohol finish
Ingredients​

Amt Name Type # %/IBU

4,50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2,0 SRM) Grain 1 69,8 %
0,50 kg Carafoam (2,0 SRM) Grain 2 7,8 %
0,50 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60,0 SRM) Grain 3 7,8 %
0,50 kg Honey Malt (25,0 SRM) Grain 4 7,8 %
0,10 kg Roasted Barley (300,0 SRM) Grain 5 1,6 %
0,35 kg Molasses (80,0 SRM) Sugar 6 5,4 %
25,00 g Brewer's Gold [8,00 %] - Boil 60,0 min Hop 7 22,9 IBUs
1,00 tsp Ginger (Boil 10,0 mins) Herb 8 -
25,00 g Williamette [5,50 %] - Boil 10,0 min Hop 9 5,7 IBUs
1,00 tsp All Spice (Boil 10,0 mins) Spice 10 -
1,00 tsp Cinnamon (Boil 10,0 mins) Spice 11 -
1,00 tsp Clove (Boil 10,0 mins) Spice 12 -


Mash Steps​
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 14,88 l of water at 171,4 F 158,0 F 45 min
Mash Out Add 6,36 l of water at 195,0 F 168,0 F 10 min

Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 11,12 l water at 168,0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
 
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I had a pint of this last Saturday. It's a very mellow beer, with the spices coming through after a little while. It's a lot lighter in colour when seen in person too.
 
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