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Crimbo Brew
This is our attempt at a Christmas Spice Ale, brewed in mid-November
just in time for the holiday season. We went for a dark, fairly strong
porter-esque brew with a selection of spices and mulled-spice
"teabags". It smelled delicious in the brewpot and was no
disappointment from the bottle either.
| Brewer: | Sampson Brewing Co. | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Crimbo Brew | Style: | Seasonal Christmas Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 Imp. gal. | |||||
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Bitterness: | 11 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.020 | FG: | 1.048 | |||||
| Alcohol: | - | |||||||
| Water: | We used tap water from North Wiltshire, England. | |||||||
| Grain: | 6.1 oz. British crystal 50-60L 2.3 oz. British chocolate 3.1 oz. Roasted barley |
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| Steep: | All grains steeped until boil commenced. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.067 | 1.5 Imp. gal. | |||||
| 1.27 lb. Light malt extract 1.53 lb. Amber malt extract 3.1 oz. Corn sugar |
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| Three "teabags" of mulling spices and 1 tsp each of ground nutmeg, cinnammon, cloves and corriander were added 10 mins from the end of the boil. One tsp Irish Moss added 20 mins from the end of the boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 0.38 oz. Target (11.9% AA, 60 min.) 0.19 oz. Saaz (3% AA, 20 min.) 0.5 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Muntons Ale yeast was rehydrated in 8oz water with 1 tsp corn sugar and pitched at 18°C. | |||||||
| Log: | Primary fermentation: 7 days Secondary fermentation: 14 days |
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| Carbonation: | Priming sugar: 2.5oz corn sugar | |||||||
| Tasting: | One of the best we've made, it was full-bodied with an excellent spicy characteristic that was not overpowering as feared. A great warmer for those cold winter months! | |||||||
Recipe posted 02/20/06.
