I have never brewed a holiday ale before and I'm having problems finding a recipe that looks interesting. I found several and this is a hybrid of them. Please let me know if you have any suggestions:
Recipe: Holiday ale 2013
Brewer: Patrick
Asst Brewer:
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 12.46 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.96 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 11.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 11.82 gal
Estimated OG: 1.071 SG
Estimated Color: 31.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
23 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 77.0 %
3 lbs Caramel Malt - 90L 6-Row (Briess) (90.0 Grain 2 9.8 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.9 %
12.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.5 %
12.0 oz Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.5 %
1.75 oz Nugget [12.75 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 32.9 IBUs
1.00 tsp Ginger Root (Boil 12.0 mins) Herb 7 -
1.00 tsp Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 8 -
1.00 tsp Cardamom (Boil 3.0 mins) Spice 9 -
2.00 oz Willamette [6.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 10 0.8 IBUs
2.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 11 -
1.0 pkg Whitbread Ale (Wyeast Labs #1099) [124.2 Yeast 12 -
1 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 13 3.3 %
Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 30 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 38.08 qt of water at 163.3 F 152.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min
Recipe: Holiday ale 2013
Brewer: Patrick
Asst Brewer:
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 12.46 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.96 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 11.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 11.82 gal
Estimated OG: 1.071 SG
Estimated Color: 31.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
23 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 77.0 %
3 lbs Caramel Malt - 90L 6-Row (Briess) (90.0 Grain 2 9.8 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.9 %
12.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.5 %
12.0 oz Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.5 %
1.75 oz Nugget [12.75 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 32.9 IBUs
1.00 tsp Ginger Root (Boil 12.0 mins) Herb 7 -
1.00 tsp Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 8 -
1.00 tsp Cardamom (Boil 3.0 mins) Spice 9 -
2.00 oz Willamette [6.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 10 0.8 IBUs
2.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 11 -
1.0 pkg Whitbread Ale (Wyeast Labs #1099) [124.2 Yeast 12 -
1 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 13 3.3 %
Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 30 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 38.08 qt of water at 163.3 F 152.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min