Request for Feedback - Spiced Ale (unique?)

[Norselord]

Dear HBTers,

I am formulating a spiced ale and would like some thoughts on this recipe.

Koala Ale
This is for a 5-gallon batch

Grain
Listed as percents to compensate for variations in efficiencies
76% pilsener malt
11% caraamber
5% chocolate malt
5% Amber Candi sugar (exclude from mash)
3% Lactose (exclude from mash)

Mash @ 146F for 90 minutes
Target OG: 1.039

Boil:
60th minute:

11 IBU of Magnum Hops​

15th minute:

5 IBU Citra Hops
add lactose and candi sugar at this time​

5th minute:

4 teaspoons of lemon zest
4 teaspoons of lime zest
4 teaspoons of orange zest
6 grams of cinnamon powder
3 grams of coriander seed
3 grams of powdered nutmeg​

Fermentation:
Primary
Target FG: 1.006 (4.3%ABV)
66F with Safale-05

Secondary
Rack to secondary and age for ~5 days on 1/2 vanilla bean

Packaging:
Keg condition to 3.2 volumes of CO2 with ~3oz of corn sugar @ 70F for a few weeks.

 

[Norselord]

By the lack of responses I am guessing this is either so far out there that people have no opinion on the amount zest, lactose, etc.

Or

The opinion is this is fine, and nothing of value can be added to improve a one-post thread

 

[Jag75]

Hey man I've never brewed this style before but I have used cinnamon, orange peel and vanilla beans. I have read where people used zest in end of the boil and caused some oil issues . I used dry orange peels and crushed coriander and had good results. The only thing that I'd change is the 1/2 vanilla bean. I dont think that small amount will even be detected. The beer sounds good . Brew it and report . I will say I made a spiced apple cider once and spices go a long way

 

[Norselord]

Thanks for the response.

Might go a full bean then.

My most recent beer used an oz of licorice root, coriander, and bitter orange peel at the end of the boil of a 90% Munich/10% Caramunich malt Bill.

I then zested the keg with 4tsp of Halo Mandarin.

It is pretty tasty

 

[Norselord]

So I’ll drop the reasoning for the spice selection and formulation here:

This is intended to be the beer version of a popular cola beverage. If you google “coca cola clone” you’ll find many of the same ingredients.