Monday, November 9, 2009

Batch 13 (b) - St. Nick's Secret Spiced Ale

Time to make Christmas beer, but switching it up a little since I had 3 lbs of pale LME to use, and I wanted to move the honey to the very end.... here goes:

1 lb Briess Dextrin Carapils
1 lb Briess Crystal 60L
0.12 lb Paul's Black Patent Malt
Steep 30 min at 150 degrees.

3 lb Pale LME (60 min)
3.6 lb Amber LME (60 min)

2.0 oz. Cascade 7.5% (45 min)

1.0 tsp Irish Moss (10 min)
0.12 oz Sweet Orange Peel (10 min)

2.0 tsp Cinnamon (powdered) (10 min)
1.5 tsp Cloves (ground) (10 min)
0.25 tsp Ginger (powdered) (10 min)
0.25 tsp Allspice (powdered) (10 min)
3.0 tsp Vanilla Extract (10 min)

Remove from heat to stir in honey. Bring to boil and add Hallertauer.
1.5 lb Wildflower Honey (5 min)
1.0 oz. German Hallertauer 3.5% (5 min)

London Ale Yeast (Wyeast SmackPack #1028)

OG: 1.070 est.
FG: 1.018
ABV: 6.825% est.

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