Beersmith 2 Ginger snap ale

[binabik]

Has anyone brewed the Beersmith 2 Ginger snap ale?

I was looking for a Christmas beer and this one looks/sounds interesting?

Any pointers on brewing this ale?

Thanks

 

[binabik]

Ginger Snap Cookie Ale
All Grain Recipe
Submitted By: Wingfan13 (Shared)

Brewer: Jon
Batch Size: 5.25 gal Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer (21B)
Boil Size: 6.72 gal Style Guide: BJCP 2008
Color: 29.2 SRM Equipment: 10gal Blichmann - 10 Gal Cooler
Bitterness: 39.5 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.097 (23.0° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Est FG: 1.014 SG (3.6° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
ABV: 11.1% Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients Amount Name Type #
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1
4 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 6
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 7
1 lbs Black Strap Molasses (80.0 SRM) Grain 8
1 lbs Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Grain 9
1.0 oz Warrior [15.0%] - Boil 60 min Hops 10
6.00 oz Ginger Root (Boil 10 min) Misc 11
0.50 oz Pumpkin Pie Spice (Boil 10 min) Misc 12
1 pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast 13
4.00 oz Vanilla Extract (Bottling 5 min) Misc 14

 

[jtbrewcrafter]

Brewed this last year. Was my first big beer and my first attempt with liquid yeast. Beer had great flavor. Tasted wonderful. But I horribly underpitched the yeast and so it never quite got right. This brew is what drove me to build a stirplate and start doing starters. My advice obviously is make sure you pitch enough yeast for the job.

 

[binabik]

I have my homemade stir plate ready, Just got the stir bars yesterday.

Did you may a 1l or 2l starter? In the past I've done just a 1l starter, but I want this beer to be successful.

 

[zachattack]

Woah 5 lbs of cara malts, plus a pound of lactose?

 

[jtbrewcrafter]

I did neither. This was before my starter days. I pitched a smack pack, realized it wasnt enough after it didnt go, and pitched another. I could pull it off now, but then, not so much. Each piece that Ive built has had utmost importance, but stirplate singlehandedly transformed the quality of my beef.

 

[binabik]

I just brewed this and hit about all the numbers on the head except for the OG which came in at 1.080 and was supposed to be 1.097. I also ended up with a bit more wort than expected (about 1/2 gallon more). I think that may be it. I didn't get as much loss in the boil as was expected. Of course, with my setup I do not have my kettle marked so I know my volumes. I will have to add that to my list of things to do.

Will let you know in 5 weeks how it turned out.

 

[jtbrewcrafter]

Sweet. Good job. Here's to a great fermentation.