Xmas drop - What you planning & what do you recommend

[donald_trub]

I just bottled up the West Coast Red Ale recipe from Brewing Classic Styles last week, it was tasting pretty nice! Followed it up on the weekend with a Janet's Brown and was the first time in about 10 AG batches that I came close to hitting the right numbers. I put it down to either brewing sober for a change or my new Thermapen giving accurate mash temps.

I was to squeeze in another beer before Xmas. Either a DSGA or a Pliny clone... not sure yet! Probably the DSGA since I've already got 2 hoppy beers on the cards. How good is summer

 

[beanroy]

I am very excited for Xmas season. For the first time, I will be trying American IPA. Hope I get it correct in taste. I feel BIAB method is easy and requires little equipment.

 

[menoetes]

I've got an Old Ale down for the olds (at FILs request)...

...a pretty mild Summer Blonde Ale for the swill drinkers...

...and a rye saison (which I suspect has a touch of Brett in it too) for me and the one other brewhead in attendance.

Add in the usual hodge-podge of left-overs from the last few months of brewing and that is Christmas Day and the Boxing Day Left-Overs BBQ taken care of.

 

[eungaibitter1]

Just carbing the saison, & lagering the pilsner, while trying to finish drinking a new world ale. Then wife wants a kolsch. Thinking bittering with magnum, then Ella. But I want a American IPA. Thinking centennial, chinook & cascade with BR97. Or an Aussie pale with galaxy & Ella.

Thoughts?

That C hop combo is a cracker mate. Made a couple of extract batches a while back and am drinking them now. Keen to apply the same thing to an AG brew once I get some more Chinook.

 

[Samuel Adams]

I still have a carton & a half of my xmas ale brewed for last year, It's tasting pretty good now so I'll get into a bit of that.

Also trying to brew a beer that the family will enjoy with pils base, bit of caramunich & galaxy to about 25-35 ibu (not decided yet)