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Looking for Holiday/Christmas Ale Recipe

K

kkraus

Hi all,

I'm looking for either a partial mash or extract with speciality grains holiday/christmas ale recipe.  Preferably, a recipe that would include spices such as allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. 

Any suggestions, links to existing recipes would be much appreciated.

I haven't really found a recipe that I've like.

Thanks!
Kevin
 
This is the one I'm going to try, forgot where I found it, but Corey is evidentally the brewer:

Vertically Challenged X-Mas Types Ale
Brew Type: Partial Mash Date: 11/21/2004
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer Brewer: Corey Sauke
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Assistant Brewer: Scott
Boil Volume: 5.72 gal Boil Time: 60 min

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
5 lbs Amber Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 62.5 %
1 lbs Extra Light Liquid Extract (3.0 SRM) Extract 12.5 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
1.00 oz Cluster [7.00%] (60 min) Hops 24.8 IBU
1.00 oz Crystal [3.50%] (10 min) Hops 4.5 IBU
0.50 tsp Allspice, Ground (Boil 60.0 min) Misc 
0.50 tsp Nutmeg, ground (Boil 60.0 min) Misc 
0.75 tsp Cinnamon, ground (Boil 30.0 min) Misc 
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale 

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.053 SG (1.030-1.110 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.013 SG (1.005-1.025 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Color: 9.5 SRM (5.0-50.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 29.3 IBU (0.0-70.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.4 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.3 % (2.5-12.0 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 5.2 %
Actual Calories: 236 cal/pint

Mash Profile Name: My Mash Mash Tun Weight: 0.00 lb
Mash Grain Weight: 2.00 lb Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 5.96 gal Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE

Carbonation and Storage Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.0-3.0 vols)
Estimated Priming Weight: 3.8 oz Temperature at Bottling: 60.0 F
Primer Used: - Age for: 4.0 Weeks
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F


See the BeerSmith file below:
 

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This is one I made for the 2006 Holiday Season .... unfortunately, we drank most of it yesterday when we did our annual sausage making, so there will not be much left for the remainder of the Holidays!  Good stuff for sure !!!

Holiday Porter
Robust Porter

Type: All Grain
Date: 11/13/2006
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Brewer: GrantLee63
Boil Size: 7.72 gal
Asst Brewer: GrantLee63's Assistant
Boil Time: 90 min  Equipment: My Equipment 
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0  Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.0
Taste Notes: Nice smooth Robust Porter with a very interesting berry nose and finish - this beer is excellent! My son-in-law's favorite.  Drank 19 bottles of this stuff when we made our sausage on 12/16/2006. Outstanding !
 
Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Ale Malt Powells (2.3 SRM) Grain 84.6 %
1.00 lb Brown Malt (91.4 SRM) Grain 7.7 %
0.50 lb Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (660.0 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (279.2 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 33.8 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [5.40%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops - 
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 
1 Pkgs Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007) Yeast-Ale 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.064 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 %  Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 %
Bitterness: 37.9 IBU Calories: 290 cal/pint
Est Color: 36.7 SRM Color: Color 

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 13.00 lb
Sparge Water: 5.46 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.25 qt of water at 168.0 F 153.0 F 60 min

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.4 oz Carbonation Used: 4.40
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 65.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F 
 
Notes

11/17/2006 - Racked from primary to secondary over 4 pounds of pureed berries, (Reyder Farms mixed berries from Costco) and a 1/2 ounce of Styrian hops.

11/27/2006 - Bottled 38 Grolsch bottles. This stuff smells AWESOME ! Taste like a robust porter with a very slight berry after-taste. Looking forward to trying one of these in a couple weeks.

12/16/2006 - We drank 19 bottles of this stuff when we made our annual sausage. Outstanding! The only thing I might do different is to experiment with the quantity / type of berries in the future. 






 
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