What's your Christmas brew?

[Litmus]

Hi All,

I'm wondering what people have planned for a Christmas tipple?

I went for Witbier this year; the thinking was that orange and coriander would add a festive edge. I'm keeping the spice in the background though.

I'm sure there are some amazing Christmas pud Stouts being brewed out there??

 

[Rodcx500z]

Wilko velvet stout and triple hopped pale, to cold to do ag in the yard

 

[Clint]

23l tribute clone,kegged,23l American stout,kegged,23l mosaic pale,bottled and in reserve being bottled this week,23l El Dorado pale. I do hope Mrs Clint has the gumption to spend a little with Beerwulf too...

 

[An Ankoù]

A nearly SMaSH with Belstmalz Red-X and Mandarina Bavaria (bittered with Magnum)
and an oatmeal stout with 28% flaked oats. Can't wait for this this one to be ready. Adapted from a commercial recipe from 1903. I can't imagine how they would have sparged such a mix. No problem in a bag, though.
5.75% abv and 6% abv respectively.

 

[The Baron]

I did a blackberry porter unfortunately I have drunk half of it so trying to leave the rest. I bottled it rather than keg as I wanted it to just have one at the end of a session to savour and finish off

 

[stephen1546]

Hi All,

I'm wondering what people have planned for a Christmas tipple?

I went for Witbier this year; the thinking was that orange and coriander would add a festive edge. I'm keeping the spice in the background though.

I'm sure there are some amazing Christmas pud Stouts being brewed out there??

Been building up a stock for crimbo. St Peters Stout, Evil Dog Double IPA, Some Porter and more IPA ( cant remember the kit), Some wine too. All stashed in the greenhouse which comes in handy during the winter months.

Your Witbier sounds interesting!

 

[parpot]

Wilko Winter Ale, two batches done, one half drank, very very good!

 

[Winterbournebrewery]

Simcoe red ale 4.8% . Belgian Citra Trippel 8.2%. Galaxy Mosaic Citra pale ale 5.8%. Chocolate Orange Stout 7.2%. Belgian Dubbel 6.4%. Roll on the 20th when we have 12 days of rest, feasting , drinking & brewing !

 

[Winterbournebrewery]

Galaxy Mosaic Citra pale ale 6.2% !! not 5.8%

 

[The Baron]

A nearly SMaSH with Belstmalz Red-X and Mandarina Bavaria (bittered with Magnum)
and an oatmeal stout with 28% flaked oats. Can't wait for this this one to be ready. Adapted from a commercial recipe from 1903. I can't imagine how they would have sparged such a mix. No problem in a bag, though.
5.75% abv and 6% abv respectively.

I've just done a red malt x 3Kg plus 1 Kg of rye malt turned out really nice and rye tasting but not as red as I thought although I have read it reddens more with time

 

[An Ankoù]

I've just done a red malt x 3Kg plus 1 Kg of rye malt turned out really nice and rye tasting but not as red as I thought although I have read it reddens more with time

Sounds interesting. What hops did you use?
I've got some rye malt hanging about from my rye lager experiment of this time last year. Not one of my best but sorry to see the last of it.

 

[Cwrw666]

Whatever I've got left in stock - probably have some Green Chili IPA left by then, but if not it'll be Cascade pale ale. After we've started the day with sloe gin for breakfast of course.

 

[The Baron]

Hi AA
10 gNorthern BrewerPellet 30 mins
20g TettnangerPellet Boil 20 mins
12g TettnangerPellet Boil 10 mins
15g SimcoePellet 5 mins
used Wilko Ale yeast
getting fed up of over hoppy beers at the mo so toned it down with some noble hops
a nice easy drinker but plenty of Rye taste with a dry mouthfeel

 

[An Ankoù]

Hi AA
10 gNorthern BrewerPellet 30 mins
20g TettnangerPellet Boil 20 mins
12g TettnangerPellet Boil 10 mins
15g SimcoePellet 5 mins
used Wilko Ale yeast
getting fed up of over hoppy beers at the mo so toned it down with some noble hops
a nice easy drinker but plenty of Rye taste with a dry mouthfeel

Thanks Baron. I know what you mean. Citra and hops of a similar kidney seem to be sneaking into everything so I'm making a clear distinction between beers with New World hops and English / European hops. While I still like "fruity" hoppiness, I've really gone off the flavour described as "dank", where, in some IPAs especially, it can by quite overpowering.
I'm going to give this a go for Sunday morning's stove top while the good lady watches Andrew Marr while clutching her sides with mirth.

 

[RichK]

American IPA - with liberty & citra

 

[samale]

Kviek stout
Kolsch for visitors
Rye IPA
Citra mosaic pale
Mosaic Simcoe pale
And beer52 rang and offered me 10 beer for the price of the postage to sign back up again. Result

 

[The Baron]

Thanks Baron. I know what you mean. Citra and hops of a similar kidney seem to be sneaking into everything so I'm making a clear distinction between beers with New World hops and English / European hops. While I still like "fruity" hoppiness, I've really gone off the flavour described as "dank", where, in some IPAs especially, it can by quite overpowering.
I'm going to give this a go for Sunday morning's stove top while the good lady watches Andrew Marr while clutching her sides with mirth.

Good luck I brewed it for a change have also done a Blonde with mainly Flyer hops and some cascade at the end again to try and tone down the dominance of american hops. I am using my american new world hops in conjunction with noble or british to give a more subtle flavour don't get me wrong I like a hoppy IPA but it gets to the point where everything is getting brewed like that and some of the hopheads are using such a vast amount it must be killing their taste buds just like hop junkies. I am also leaning towards dark beers during the winter months. Ps my brews were 23ltrs

 

[mancdaz]

A Pliny the Elder clone, using extract. My first DIPA style.

 

[Litmus]

Kviek stout

that sounds interesting! Happy to share?

 

[samale]

Mashing in another stout for Christmas. Slight change in the last one I did. Just used ingredients I had
Base malt
Caramunich 1
Special B
Chocolate malt
Melanoidin malt
Roasted barley last 10 mins of the mash
Magnum to bitter
Going to pitch kviek in the morning hopefully around 35 degrees
I am looking to bottle this at the weekend all going well