Texas Redfish
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Just bottled my first Christmas Ale! I can't wait to pop a top. The smell in good, and the taste
is not bad with out carbination. We will see.
is not bad with out carbination. We will see.
Waiting for Christmas or maybe Thanksgiving?
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I know I couldn't make it to Christmas ... Maybe Thanskgiving.
RoaringBrewer
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I've always heard that spiced holiday ales generally take a little longer to condition and for the flavors of cloves/ginger/nutmeg/cinnamon to mellow out. Not sure on your exact recipe, but 3 weeks until Thanksgiving may not be long enough to really cut out the ginger bite or some of the other flavors?
Wouldn't hurt to try it in 3-4 weeks at Thanksgiving; its quite possible it will be very drinkable by then as well. Should be pretty good at Christmas and New Years though!
I started mine a little late and it won't be bottled for another 2 weeks. I'll be drinking the earliest one at Christmas and I'm a little worried that even that won't be long enough? Someone with more experience is sure to chime in.
Wouldn't hurt to try it in 3-4 weeks at Thanksgiving; its quite possible it will be very drinkable by then as well. Should be pretty good at Christmas and New Years though!
I started mine a little late and it won't be bottled for another 2 weeks. I'll be drinking the earliest one at Christmas and I'm a little worried that even that won't be long enough? Someone with more experience is sure to chime in.
Wheat King
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i'll be bottling mine in a couple weeks. OMG i cant wait, but it looks like i'll be trying them around christmastime
