Forum Christmas Brew

[user 18729]

Evening all,

Just an idea, but would anyone be interested in joining me in brewing a batch of beer for Christmas?

Please vote above for the recipe you would most like to brew.

Two votes per person. If you have only voted once but would like to add another vote then click on 'Change Vote'

Option 1

1848 Barclay Perkins IBSt
Imperial Brown Stout

Grist
Pale Malt (2 Row) | 61.22%
Brown Malt | 24.49%
Amber Malt | 11.22%
Black Malt | 3.06%

Hops
90 Minutes | EKG | 213g
60 Minutes | EKG | 198g
30 Minutes | EKG | 198g

Yeast
Wyeast 1099 / Wyeast 1098

Stats
OG 1101
FG 1031
ABV 9.26
IBU 200
SRM 41

(Recipe from The Home Brewer's Guide to Vintage Beer, Ron Pattinson)

Option 2

1821 Barclay Perkins TT
Porter

Grist
Pale Malt (2 Row) | 84.81%
Brown Malt | 12.37%
Amber | 2.83%

Hops
90 Minutes | EKG | 85g
30 Minutes | EKG | 71g

Yeast
Wyeast 1099 / Wyeast 1098

Stats
OG 1060
FG 1016
ABV 5.82
IBU 72
SRM 22

(Recipe from The Home Brewer's Guide to Vintage Beer, Ron Pattinson)

Option 3

Black IPA
Recipe based on @samale 's

Grist
Pale Malt | 75.8%
Light Munich | 7.6%
Caramunich I | 3%

Cold Steep
Carafa III | 7.6%
Carafa I | 1.5%

Adjuncts
Table Sugar | 4.5%

Hops
60 Minutes | Magnum | 40.1 IBU
10 Minutes | Simcoe | 7.9 IBU
10 Minutes | Mosaic | 7.4 IBU
Hop Stand | Simcoe | 12.6 IBU
Hop Stand | Mosaic | 11.9 IBU

Dry Hop | Simcoe | 50g
Dry Hop | Mosaic | 50g

Yeast
Crossmyloof Pia

Stats
OG 1060
FG 1011
ABV 5.6%
IBU 79.9
EBC 74.1

(The numbers were estimated so I'll update with Samale's actual IBU's etc if I can bribe him with another beer swap to share them...)

Option 4

Imperial Stout

Grist
Pale Malt | 79.5%
Medium Crystal | 6%
Brown Malt | 5.3%
Special B | 2.6%
Roasted Barley | 1.3%

Adjuncts
Table Sugar | 5.3%

Hops
60 Minutes | Target | 54.7 IBUs
5 Minutes | EKG | 3.1 IBUs
5 Minutes | Target | 6.8 IBUs
0 Minutes | EKG | 50g

Yeast
WLP002 or yeast of your choice.

Stats
OG 1.099
FG 1.039
ABV 8%
IBU 64.6
EBC 71.3

Option 5

Hopsteep's Chocolate Stout

Grist
Pale Malt | 69.2%
Pale Chocolate Malt | 10.4%
Flaked Oats | 6.9%
Light Crystal | 2.3%

Adjuncts
Invert No.3 (Homemade) | 6% | Added in the boil
Lactose | 5.2% | Added in the boil
Cacao Nibs | 200g (for a 30L batch) | Added to primary at start of fermentation

Hops
60 Minutes | Fuggles | 17.7 IBUs
60 Minutes | Target | 14.1 IBUs
10 Minutes | Fuggles | 2.8 IBUs

Yeast
Ringwood / Wyeast 1187

Stats
OG 1.062
FG 1.020
ABV 5.6 %
IBU 34.5
EBC 57

Option 6

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Grist
Pale Malt | 81.4%
Caramunich II | 3.4%
Aromatic Malt | 2%
Carafa Special I | 1%

Adjuncts
Table Sugar | 12.2 %

Hops
60 Minutes | Magnum | 28.5 IBUs
10 Minutes | Hallertauer Hersbrucker | 2.7%

Yeast
Wyeast 1214 or similar

Stats
OG 1.098
FG 1.017
ABV 11%
IBU 32.8
EBC 32.8

Option 7

Old Ale

Grist
Pale malt 4.8kg
Munich malt 1.6kg
Dark crystal 300g
Chocolate malt 100g

Adjuncts
Dextrose 650g, last 5 mins of boil

Hops
Boil 70 mins
Goldings (5.5%) 76g at start of boil
Goldings (5.5%) 76g 10 mins

Stats
ABV 6.7%
Bitterness 55 IBU
Colour 32.6 EBC

Mash 1 hour at 68°C
Wyeast 1028 English Ale
Conditioning 11 weeks at 12°C


Edit- I've added a poll to the thread so please feel free to vote!

The recipes are just guidelines for people to follow, as I say this is just going to be a bit of fun.
I will make sure that the winning recipe is converted into an extract version so that everyone can have a go!

 

[samale]

Sounds good

 

[DavidHatton]

Don't mind having a go!

 

[jof]

Bit early for a christmas brew. I would normally do one at the start of October.

But no harm in thinking about what christmassy flavours to add.
Soft brown sugar, ginger, cinamon...
Question is what are the quantaties needed to flavour a 5 gallon batch successfully

 

[DavidHatton]

happy to brew any recipe that is agreed, all good fun..

 

[Pavros]

Sounds like a fun idea.

May be decide on a grainbill that every beer should use then members can make their own twist on it with hops and other additions of their choosing

 

[user 18729]

Bit early for a christmas brew. I would normally do one at the start of October.

But no harm in thinking about what christmassy flavours to add.
Soft brown sugar, ginger, cinamon...
Question is what are the quantaties needed to flavour a 5 gallon batch successfully

I was thinking that the brew day/brew week could be decided based on the recipe- ie if it’s a big malty beer the sooner the better, but a NEIPA would be brewed as close to Christmas as possible.

 

[RichardM]

I was thinking that the brew day/brew week could be decided based on the recipe- ie if it’s a big malty beer the sooner the better, but a NEIPA would be brewed as close to Christmas as possible.

If it's a Christmas beer doesn't it have to be a big malty beer?

 

[samale]

Big malty and preferably black

 

[jof]

It might have to be an 'inclusive' recipe
You big boys can do an AG version
Some of us can do a partial mash
And others might prefer using all extract & hop teas

So maybe the recipe should be more 'guidelines' for interpretation

 

[SamBrewster]

I will have a go

 

[Clint]

I might do...I usually brew Christmas beers....I hope all the doom and gloom is a little less...

 

[An Ankoù]

Well up for that, but I think you should give us some style guidelines otherwise we'll be fretting over whether it should be a bubblegum and watermelon Christmas NEIPA or a tripe steeped imperial shandy. Looking above, first reactions suggest big, malty and darkish. That would be my approach, too.

 

[Joust]

How strong should a Christmas beer be?

 

[An Ankoù]

Just thinking. Is there a decent, commercial Christmas beer most of us might know that we can interpret. Also, another drunken thought, perhaps we should all send a bottle to hopsteep as an impromptu competition.

 

[An Ankoù]

Bit early for a christmas brew. I would normally do one at the start of October

A bit late for me. I usually get mine on on Jul Øl.

 

[Subtle Duck]

@Grizzly Notations , Christmas pudding wine???????

 

[TheOsprey]

tripe steeped imperial shandy

@Drunkula hasn't been along yet...

 

[Crabby_patty]

Im in , and im also a beginner but keen to learn .

 

[user 18729]

Well up for that, but I think you should give us some style guidelines otherwise we'll be fretting over whether it should be a bubblegum and watermelon Christmas NEIPA or a tripe steeped imperial shandy. Looking above, first reactions suggest big, malty and darkish. That would be my approach, too.

I’ll put my thinking cap on this afternoon and update this thread with some ideas that people can vote on

I’ll make sure it’s inclusive as well for brewers of all techniques. Beer Lives Matters and all that...