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Howdy, I did consider this when i made it a few months ago but wasn't sure what kind/amounts of hops would go with that style so didn't bother. I ended up brewing it with some lime and lemon peel in instead. Taste was awesome but was a little thin on body, despite the addition of the enhancer

I have had a few of these over the last month or so and I must say it is very very Christmassy! Really rich, great body, smoother than Barry white and a massive Christmas taste. I myself am not a massive fan of bitter, which is why I used the bitter kit I got with a youngs started brew kit, but...

Hi all, Just a quick update. Bottled this last night and I must say it was very tasty straight out the FV. Good clementine punch and a deep dried fruit finish with Christmas spice after tastes, pint of Christmas in a glass. Including the addition of the raisins and priming sugar the final...

Glad to be of assistance. Never had a proper Christmasy beer before, the ones I find in pubs tend to be just a mildly heavy bitter without any any real Christmas spice and have seen a few youtube videos on them so thought why the hell not. The one I'm making is very loosely based on this one...

Hmm yeah I suppose I could and if I boil it all in a couple of hundred ml of the fermented beer then I won't dilute the beer any further either although i'm sure that the raisins will increase the ABV from the already high 7.09% so maybe a little dilution wouldn't hurt haha Thanks for your...

Hey, Thanks for the reply :) Bit late to add to the boil, been in the FV for a week and a half now which is a shame. The peel and raisins are a bit of an after thought really, tasted a sample on Sunday when I checked the gravity and just didn't seem 'Christmasy' enough haha, plenty of...

Thanks guys :) wheazy_joe it is indeed, technically not a true pilsner as it's just a modified pilsner kit at ale temps and ale yeast but the last time made it, after about 6 weeks in the bottle, it was a very tasty beverage. Could do with some christmas beer advice if you have any...

Hi All, I'm Bobby from West Sussex. I've been brewing for about 5 ish years now with varying results. Started making wine to use up an apple/plum tree windfall one year and been hard at it ever since. Started making beer last year and have done a couple of small all grain brews but mostly...

Hello All, I am after a little advice with regard to using orange/clementine peel and raisins if you have any? Last weekend I brewed up a big Christmas beer, so that it gets a chance to age before the festive season, and I am trying to decide what to rack it onto in the secondary. The...