christmas beer all grain

[boab42stout]

Anyone here tried a vanilla stout or porter i was thinking of doing one christmas

 

[Jeltz]

Here's one, not tried it myself but its well regarded.

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[Mary]

:nah: Are there any special Christmas beer recipes?

 

[boab42stout]

:nah: Are there any special Christmas beer recipes?

There are a few on beersmith

 

[boab42stout]

:nah: Are there any special Christmas beer recipes?

There are a few on beersmith

I was thinking of making a beer from the real ale almanac called white christmas :
Name Type # %/IBU
4.96 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 82.7 %
0.50 kg Wheat, Torrified (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 8.3 %
0.29 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118.2 EBC) Grain 3 4.8 %
0.25 kg Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 EBC) Sugar 4 4.2 %
33.60 g Challenger [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 24.2 IBUs
10.00 g Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Aroma Steep 60.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) [35.49 ml] Yeast 7 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 24.2 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 14.6 EBC
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 6.00 kg
Sparge Water: 22.90 l Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 18.02 l of water at 72.9 C 65.6 C 75 min

Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 22.90 l water at 75.6 C
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Keg with priming agent Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 59.29 g Carbonation Used: Keg with 59.29 g Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 21.1 C Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

 

[graysalchemy]

For me anything strong dark and malty is going to a be a christmas winner though it will be too late to brew now for Christmas :lol: :lol:


Good Job I have a 12 month old 8% elderberry stout ( for the winter solstice), 2 yr 8% old barley wine (for christmas) and a 12 month old 9% scottish heavy for Hogmanay. :whistle: :whistle:

 

[boab42stout]

I made a batch of beer and bottled it a few weeks ago it was my first go at all grain and its already nice at 3 weeks in the bottle but will save the rest.I will still make a vanilla porter for the festive season to try it if i can get some co2 for my kegs.
The elderberry stout sounds great bet its lovely hope it lasts to christmas :

 

[RobWalker]

just follow a stout recipe and add your vanilla after fermentation - otherwise the ferment will bugger off most of the flavour and smell. you can have it ready in time I reakon, stouts mature easily. :thumb:

 

[boab42stout]

Hi there thanks for the reply i adore stouts and porters they are a favourite of mine i also like a nice ipa.
I was thinking of using the vanilla pods from the malt miller and some other malts from him too as the price is great.
Thanks for the advice as im new to all grain but i must admit the beer does taste a lot better compared to a kit.

 

[graysalchemy]

The elderberry stout sounds great bet its lovely hope it lasts to christmas :

It is mighty fine but at 8% I don't drink much just the odd one when I have an oatmeal stout, and I have about 150 bottles of it so plenty for the festering season. :whistle: :whistle:

 

[boab42stout]

Christmass all grain beer was a succes its now kegged and conditioning in my chest freezer an i also got the vanilla porter sorted and kegged to so its just conditioning now

 

[RobWalker]

top work! glad to hear it :

 

[boab42stout]

Cheers i just hope i can finish my keezer for santa comimg :

 

[Lawrie]

Good Job I have a 12 month old 8% elderberry stout ( for the winter solstice), 2 yr 8% old barley wine (for christmas) and a 12 month old 9% scottish heavy for Hogmanay. :whistle: :whistle:

All round your's for Christmas then! :drink:

 

[boab42stout]

barley wine and elderberry stout that sounds brilliant probably tastes good too that's the real beauty about al grain you can brew anything I have never tried wheat bear or barley wine here in scotland

 

[boab42stout]

just tried the christmas beer i brewed very nice indeed all grain rocks :drink: