Who Is Making An Xmas Beer?

[Brewer_010]

no heavy spicy ale for me, my christmas beer (brewing this weekend) is a weizen...it's almost certain to be a hot day.

2.00 kg Pilsner (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 49.00 %
2.00 kg Wheat Malt (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 49.00 %
0.08 kg Caraamber (Weyermann) (70.9 EBC) Grain 2.00 %
30.00 gm Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [2.60 %] (60 min) Hops 11.7 IBU
30.00 gm Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [2.60 %] (15 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
60.00 gm Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [2.60 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.50 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) Yeast-Wheat

 

[np1962]

here is one i made a lot of years ago and it was awsome.

2007 Xmas beer

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 14.00 Wort Size (L): 14.00
Total Grain (kg): 3.30
Anticipated OG: 1.058 Plato: 14.30
Anticipated EBC: 13.8
Anticipated IBU: 34.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
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42.4 1.40 kg. Weyermann Munich I Germany 1.038 15
39.4 1.30 kg. IMC Pilsner Australia 1.038 3
9.1 0.30 kg. Honey Bees Arse 1.042 0
6.1 0.20 kg. TF Torrefied Wheat UK 1.035 5
3.0 0.10 kg. JWM Caramalt Australia 1.036 50

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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30.00 g. Pacific Hallertau Whole 6.50 29.6 40 min.
20.00 g. Pacific Hallertau Whole 6.50 4.5 5 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.10 Oz Irish Moss Fining 10 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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DCL Yeast S-33 SafBrew Specialty Ale




Notes
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1 cinnamon stick, broken up

1/4 tspoon nutmeg

1/4 tspoon allspice

1 tspo
on ginger grated

2 whole cloves

zest of 1 orange and some juice, about 5
0 mls

3 cardomom seed pods, crushed

All mixed with 1 cup of boiling warer
and honey and added last 15 min of boil

Tony,
I brewed a version of this, close anyway, and fermanted with T-58 in August 09.
Was cleaning up around the place on the weekend and discovered the 2 dozen stubbies I had put aside to age after I found it a little too much at xmas 09.
Well this is now a smashing beer, clean, crisp and the spices have blended and mellowed beautifully.
Better make another batch as this lot won't get past this Xmas.
Cheers
Nige

 

[Malted]

I am starting to think seriously about a spiced pumpkin beer for Xmas. But I only have this weekend free before Xmas and won't be here for Xmas anyway. Maybe it will be a new years brew to put down for winter.

 

[bconnery]

Just reading throught his thread and the "xmas beers" that some people make with cloves & spices etc...Being in Aus could you really down one of these on a possible 30+ degree day?

I did. I made a pale ale with a little orange and honey that was spiced with these sort of spices. Went down a treat on a hot December day...

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...p;hl=chrismoose

 

[winkle]

A biere de noel that will not be ready until Aussie Day :blink: . Too many beers I want to brew and not enough, time, kegs, + grain to brew them all.
I'm brewing a strong saison along the lines of Avec Les Bons Voeux this weekend, I might sneak a bottle in by Xmas but I'll definately try one for New Year (asuming it'll be fermented out by then ).

 

[jyo]

There will be an APA (of course), an ESB and a Belgian Saison if I can pull my finger out and get brewing over the next few weekends.

 

[sp0rk]

I'm making a little creatures pale ale clone some time over the weekend

also I've had a Christmas cider fermenting for a couple if weeks now, consisting of;
apple juice, honey, cinnamon sticks and vanilla essence
I tested it the other day and it's a little dry, might back sweeten it with stevia

 

[Muggus]

Just reading throught his thread and the "xmas beers" that some people make with cloves & spices etc...Being in Aus could you really down one of these on a possible 30+ degree day?

Totally agree!

Thirst quenching beer is a must. And for that matter, if i'm making a keg of beer for Chrissie, chances are the rest of the family would want a bit, so Saison and Gueuze are out, and probably any sort of wheat beer. So really just a good Pilsner should surfice!

 

[petesbrew]

No chance of getting one brewed now for xmas, (got plenty of beers ready though)
but I've got a few deadlines in the coming months:
Son's birthday - mid Jan, (Saison bubbling in garage atm :icon_cheers: )
My birthday - early Feb
10yr anniversary ale - Late feb - better plan something big... or a framboise for the lovely wife to taste.