Great Holiday Ale Extract Recipe

[FlyFisherman]

It is so awesome to see how this recipe has inspired so many folks to brew this very elaborate holiday I brew. I simply love beers like this and I am planning a new version of this for next xmas, and it is going to be roastier and bigger than the last version, which is super awesome. Let's brainstorm a little and see what we can come up with. Here is a start


14 pound two row
1/2 pound C80
1/2 pound C40
1# oats rolled
4 oz special B
4 oz victory
4 oz chocolate
1 oz magnum at 60
\2# honey at end of boil
1 nub fresh ginger rough chopped at 5 minutes
2 cinn sticks at 5
2 whole penang cloves at 5
OG before fruit = roughly 1.080
WLP500
5# chopped apples and 64oz apple cider to secondary


Also folks, I love the pics and the reports of how your beers turned out. This is a great recipe protocol for the holidays.

mmmmm........mmmmmm.......

how did this version turn out??? I'm surprised this little project hasn't been advanced any further.

 

[ssgumby]

reviving an old thread! This recipe inspired me so I just finish brewing this ... just went in primary. Will update as it progresses.

 

[permo]

I need to make this again........I just had my last bottle the other day. It was still good.

 

[ssgumby]

Im going to move to secondary in about 2 days, my issue is finding cider without preservatives. I found some that says " <.1% Potassium Sorbate and/or Sodium Benzoate."

I know both of these are preservatives, will that small of an amount <.1 cause any harm?

 

[ssgumby]

I found non preserved cider at a local produce stand.

My bubbling action stopped so checked gravity, was down to 1.01 so decided to rack to secondary. OG was 1.055

Here is a pic when I opened primary,

 

[permo]

Looks pretty good. Did your apples turn to mush? It was like the yeast ate up my apples. I sliced mine a lot thinner though.

 

[ssgumby]

Not quite mush, but very soft.

Within hours of racking to secondary the fermentation took off again and has been going since.

 

[ssgumby]

Wow, wow, wow! I kegged this yesterday and force carbonated. Yes, I sped up the process some. But wow this is good!

My father-inlaw tried it, then went back for seconds. Said "you need to package this and sell it, liquid gold".

FG came in at 1.006 which put me at 6.3% ABV.

My best beer ever!

 

[AJinJacksonville]

Researched the forums and saw this holiday extract brew. I read what everyone did, and then did a few tweaks myself. I've gotta tell you...if it tastes anything even close to how it smells going into primary...it's a winner!

Just had to revive this one with the holidays coming up.

Divine!

Cheers!

 

[AJinJacksonville]

ssgumby:

Do you recall how long you kept it in secondary after it started up again?

I am about to transfer this evening...adding in 1# of honey and 64 oz of apple cider.