BKB Winter 2008 Community Brew
winter is just around the corner, what do we want to brew that will keep our bellies warm and happy!!
BrewLuva wrote:
winter is just around the corner, what do we want to brew that will keep our bellies warm and happy!!
Something pretty strong. Barley Wine or Old Ale on the ale side or maybe a doppelbock or even an Eisbock on the lager side.
An Eisbock would be a pretty interesting undertaking if you ask me.
I've been itching to try an eisbock, but I have to be gauranteed freezing weather to get the ice to form.
Forgot who had mentioned it earlier but I remember seeing a peppermint stick floating around one of these threads, the search gave me nothing. i would like to try taking a shot at formulating something close to anchor's x-mas, it changes every year and I've asked many places for a clone and no one seems to have one. I would like to formulate a base grain bill and hop profile for review, and was thinking that Anchor seems to not just have the hint of spice, but a coolness as well. Thinking some MO base, vienna, little aromatic, amber crystal, then maybe small amont of cinnamon, a couple stars of anise, and maybe some of that peppermint, any suggestions are welcome, but was thinking about a medium gravity that actually would be ready for x-mas, january-ish.
i have a spiced and vanilla'd porter in secondary that i am waiting to see how it truns out, but the scottish ale i brewed up in july is really going down well with this cooler weather we have been having. both of these types take a bit of ageing though.
lagering is out of the question for me, as is the eisbock. so i would lean toward...those beers that i can manage. whatever it is, i would suggest something that does not require too much ageing, so it can be ready for chaunakah/christmas/kwansa.
something with that hint of spice sounds good. i like the sam adam's winter ale, never had the Anchor. i assume it is something along the same lines?
For a rough draft how does this sound?
7 gal boil
5.5 gal batch
90 min boil
1.068 OG
1.017 FG
75% efficiency
75% AA
33IBU
29 SRM
9# Marris otter
2# Vienna
.5# Caramunich
.5# crystal 40
.5# Aromatic
.5# Chocolate malt
.25# special b
.25# carapils
.5# cane sugar / candy canes
1oz northern brewer 60min
1oz northern brewer 10 min
1oz northern brewer 0 min
1 star anise
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Yeast? I am probably going to use wlp028 cause I have lots of it
Any suggestions/comments?
That sounds pretty good....with luck, I'll be able to join in on this brew....I should be completely moved in few weeks, and then I can start breaking out the cookpot and other assorted toys....yea!
Sounds nice. What would a partial mash recipe look like?
with my vote i think i'll steer away from the heavier stuff and lean toward the heavier end of the middle if that makes sense. was thinking brown porter.
I'd be up for something spiced, since I've not made a lot of that type of brew. I don't really have a good grasp on how cinnamon, nutmeg, & the like interact with hops & malt. It would be nice to have a good first try. Peppermint??? I'm confused.
Sounds good to me, but I dont know how I feel about the candy cane/peppermint flavor. It seems too Christmasie. I'm a big fan of the holiday ales, but by the time this gets to our lips, its probably too late for the holidays.
In seeing that anchor uses primarily northern brewer hops, and it is supposed to have a minty profile, that could be where the coolness is coming from, I think I am going to order up that grain bill, skip the sugar altogether, stick w/ the anise and cinnamon, wondering about small amount of sweet orange peel?
do you guys trade your brews to compare the differences in the same recipe ? or have you ever had a competition?
we talked about doing this before, but we chicken'd out due to shipping issues, we've never done a contest as a group that i know of.
OK grains are ordered, I am doing this, if anyone wants to join the experiment.
12 gal batch
13 gal boil
17.25# Marris Otter
3.25# Golden Promise
1.7# Chocolate
.75# Crystal 120
.75 Special Roast
.6# Aromatic
.6# Special B
.3# Biscuit
.3# Roasted Barley
.6# Black Patent
2oz Northern Brewer 60
2oz Northern Brewer 30
2oz Northern Brewer 5
1tsp cinnamon
2 stars anise
White labs WLP005
Still debating the candy canes, brewing it next friday, this friday- stout
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