Beer brewing now ready for Christmas

[Hobbins]

Are there any styles of beer that could be brewed now, bottled and by ready to be drunk on Christmas day.

I'm a BIAB'er so an AG recipe suggestions would be good. I'm not after a christmassy style brew, just something that will be nice in time for the big day?

Thanks in advance people! :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

Any low Og brew may be ready in time, pales even more so now.
1 or 2 malts and single or two hopped will be a winner

 

[RobWalker]

I find dark malty beers are ready quickly. Go for inoffensive, smooth flavours, and it'll be highly drinkable in no time at all. Avoid sharp sugars and intense hops...and do a 90 min boil to drive off more DMS.

 

[Hobbins]

So would the Guinness Extra Stout in GW's book by a good one?

og 1042, 29g of Target Hops in a 19l brew length abv 3.8%

 

[Stihler]

I generally like to go with a spiced dark mild.

Nice and malty, relatively low alcohol content and spiced with cinnamon sticks and whole cloves.

- Scott

 

[Hobbins]

How much cinnamon and cloves do you use for 23l brew? When are they added? The boil or the fermenter?

 

[Stihler]

I add spices to the boil.

I usually like to add two cinnamon sticks.

I add one stick during the last 20 minutes of the boil and the other one during the final 10 minutes of the boil.

For the cloves I usually use 8-10 whole cloves. As was the case with the cinnamon sticks, I add half of the cloves at 20-minutes and half at 10-minutes before the end of the boil.

The aroma is amazing. It smells of...Christmas.

- Scott

 

[pittsy]

you could also brew a witbier (barley/wheat/orange pell and corriander ) or a hef weizen (40% pale ale and 60% wheat) 2 weeks in fv and 2 weeks in bottle and ready to drink .