Steve's Chrismas Ale

This is a very good spice beer. I enjoyed it

Brewer: Steve Jensen Email: sugaree1@attbi.com
Beer: Steve's Chrismas Ale Style: herb/spice beer
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5.0 gallons
Color:
51 HCU (~22 SRM)
Bitterness: 6 IBU
OG: 1.065 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 6.3% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water: bottled spring water
Grain: 1 lb. American crystal 90L
Steep: mash grains at 133deg. Let rest for 30 min. Raise temp to 149-152deg. and hold for 90 min. for starch convertion. Mash out for 10 min at 170deg. sparge with 1 gallon of 170deg. water.
Boil: 60min minutes SG 1.161 2.0 gallons
4 lb. Light malt extract
3.5 lb. Munton and fison old ale kit (dark)
.50 lb. Belgian candi sugar (Dark)
.25 lb. Corn sugar
Add 2 tsp gypsum, malt extracts, candi sugar, corn sugar, all spices (see note*)and 1oz of fuggle. After 20 min of boil add 2 tsp irish moss. At the end steep 1/2oz of fuggle. *1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2tsp cardimon, 4 sticks of cinnamon, 1oz ginger root, 1oz sweet orange peel, and a dash of vanila extract.
Hops: 1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.)
.50 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
Yeast: #1187 wyeast ringwood ale
Log: Ferment for 1 week at 68deg. Then rack to secondary for 2 weeks at 68deg. prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar and bottle, age for 6 weeks.
Tasting: This beer has a nice sweet aftertaste with just a hint of the spices. I could not get enough of this one mmm good to the last drop.

Recipe posted 04/14/02.