Sacto-SF
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At this point in my life I am extremely time limited so my brew days double as monthly social events that my wife and I host for our friends and their families. Essentially, any beer that I brew needs to be drinkable five weeks later at the next gathering. Given that, we've had a slate of moderate to low alcohol English ales which can make the turnaround in fairly good form.
For the mid-December event I'd like to brew a Holiday beer which would be ready exactly five weeks later in mid-January. So what I have in mind is an amber or brown ale with a bit of spice. The gravity and spice need to be fairly tame for the required schedule. If anyone knows of a tested and true example of something similar, I'd love to hear it. Else, my plan is to do a variation of Papazian's Holiday Cheer as outlined in JOHB. Here's the recipe with my changes in parenthesis:
7 (6) lbs Light LME
1 (0.5) lb Light Honey
0.5 lb Crystal Malt [steeping]
2 oz Black Malt [steeping]
2 (1.5) oz Cascade [60 min]
0.5 oz Saaz [2 min]
1 (0.5) oz Grated Ginger Root [10 min]
6 (3) in Cinnamon Stick [10 min]
4 (2) Grated Orange Peels
I'm not a wizard with brew calcs, but I think that gets me below 1.050 and my hope is that cutting the spices in half will keep them in check for quick drinking. I'm particularly worried about the ginger.
All comments and suggestions are appreciated.
For the mid-December event I'd like to brew a Holiday beer which would be ready exactly five weeks later in mid-January. So what I have in mind is an amber or brown ale with a bit of spice. The gravity and spice need to be fairly tame for the required schedule. If anyone knows of a tested and true example of something similar, I'd love to hear it. Else, my plan is to do a variation of Papazian's Holiday Cheer as outlined in JOHB. Here's the recipe with my changes in parenthesis:
7 (6) lbs Light LME
1 (0.5) lb Light Honey
0.5 lb Crystal Malt [steeping]
2 oz Black Malt [steeping]
2 (1.5) oz Cascade [60 min]
0.5 oz Saaz [2 min]
1 (0.5) oz Grated Ginger Root [10 min]
6 (3) in Cinnamon Stick [10 min]
4 (2) Grated Orange Peels
I'm not a wizard with brew calcs, but I think that gets me below 1.050 and my hope is that cutting the spices in half will keep them in check for quick drinking. I'm particularly worried about the ginger.
All comments and suggestions are appreciated.