Forum Christmas Brew

[Clint]

..Death Stout.
Sounds like something served at Vader's Christmas Imperial Party!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

This will be my xmas ale though, from GH's book, will be brewing it next weekend.

3.5kg Maris Otter
400g Biscuit
280g CaraMunich 1
240g Dark Crystal
80g Carafa special 1
80g Torrified Wheat

In at 70c mashed at 65ish. Boiling for 70mins.

18g Challenger & Styrian 10g @ 60

18g Challenger @15
Protofloc tab @15

8g Star Anise @10
1 teaspoonNutmeg
1 Cinnamon Stick

400g Candied sugar @5 mins

18g Fuggles @Flameout

Cooled and Wyeast 1028 London Ale

 

[strange-steve]

It’s a good stout but obviously I’m biased

Seconded, it's indeed a very good stout

 

[DavidHatton]

..Death Stout.
Sounds like something served at Vader's Christmas Imperial Party!

Got a recipe called Droid, so lets have it

 

[user 23602]

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

Christmas Pudding Wine!

 

[RichardM]

Christmas Pudding Wine!

My wife has made Christmas Pudding vodka. It was very good.

 

[user 23602]

My wife has made Christmas Pudding vodka. It was very good.

I still have 10 bottles of Xmas pudding wine saved from last year.

 

[AMyd666]

..Death Stout.
Sounds like something served at Vader's Christmas Imperial Party!

My second brew was a death stout. Skull crushing headaches if you had 3 or 4

 

[samale]

Sorry I am late to the party. Some nice recipe's to choose from. I meant to message earlier, not sure who owns the imperial stout recipe. I would highly recommend @Pennine spring stout. I recently tried this and I have to say it was really good.
It's a straight forward recipe it also has a dry yeast which will suit more people. The recipe is also for 15 litres so it might tick more boxes.
Chocolate stout looks good @Hopsteep

 

[samale]

This will be my xmas ale though, from GH's book, will be brewing it next weekend.

3.5kg Maris Otter
400g Biscuit
280g CaraMunich 1
240g Dark Crystal
80g Carafa special 1
80g Torrified Wheat

In at 70c mashed at 65ish. Boiling for 70mins.

18g Challenger & Styrian 10g @ 60

18g Challenger @15
Protofloc tab @15

8g Star Anise @10
1 teaspoonNutmeg
1 Cinnamon Stick

400g Candied sugar @5 mins

18g Fuggles @Flameout

Cooled and Wyeast 1028 London Ale

Have you tried this before

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Have you tried this before

Yes, I really enjoyed it, I may make a couple of little tweaks, mash higher for example, for me it could have been a little sweeter too and I think some brambling cross might go well.

 

[Oneflewover]

Sorry I am late to the party. Some nice recipe's to choose from. I meant to message earlier, not sure who owns the imperial stout recipe. I would highly recommend @Pennine spring stout. I recently tried this and I have to say it was really good.
It's a straight forward recipe it also has a dry yeast which will suit more people. The recipe is also for 15 litres so it might tick more boxes.
Chocolate stout looks good @Hopsteep

Good shout, this is a beer I intend brewing regardless

 

[Mrhandsome]

This will be my xmas ale though, from GH's book, will be brewing it next weekend.

3.5kg Maris Otter
400g Biscuit
280g CaraMunich 1
240g Dark Crystal
80g Carafa special 1
80g Torrified Wheat

In at 70c mashed at 65ish. Boiling for 70mins.

18g Challenger & Styrian 10g @ 60

18g Challenger @15
Protofloc tab @15

8g Star Anise @10
1 teaspoonNutmeg
1 Cinnamon Stick

400g Candied sugar @5 mins

18g Fuggles @Flameout

Cooled and Wyeast 1028 London Ale

I used star anise for an anise spiced mead which I'm aging for Christmas.

The only problem is the taste stayed in the fermenter and the next beer I made tastes of it too!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I used star anise for an anise spiced mead which I'm aging for Christmas.

The only problem is the taste stayed in the fermenter and the next beer I made tastes of it too!

Ha! Oh no! I didnt notice that with mine!!

 

[Mrhandsome]

I'd definitely be up for a chocolate stout. I made one with cacoa nibs steeped in rum last year and it was great.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Ha! Oh no! I didnt notice that with mine!!

It was strange, but not bad. I washed the FV multiple times too, I think it's gone now after brewing on top of it

 

[user 18729]

Dry yeast subs?

Anything English that throws off a little fruit and leaves a touch of sweetness.
Lallemand London ESB would be a good shout

 

[user 18729]

Well looks like the Chocolate stout came out as the winner!

This beer tastes the best between 4 and 6 weeks conditioned as the chocolate faded a little over time, so I recommend brewing this one in November.

If everyone is happy I’d like to propose a brew week between the 2nd and 8th November (subject to everyone’s commitments).

Edit- I’ll post detailed recipes for all-grain and extract versions, but they aren’t strict. Feel free to play with my recipe especially if you have a yeast strain or malt you would prefer to use

 

[An Ankoù]

Fucket, goes against all my instincts, but I'll brew it up and learn to love it. Your dates are a bit out though, Hopsteep. You've given us conditioning time, but no brewing time.

 

[jof]

I won't be following your grain bill, but I will be taking the 'chocolate malt' as inspiration for my christmas partial malt brew that I'll be starting late oct/early nov