Its time to start you holiday beverages...

[YamahaXS]

I got my holiday beer going last night.

nutmeg, ginger, orange peel, and cinnamon....

some honey, and Amber extract, combination of specialty grains.

oh, and lots of hops. and a bit of maltose-dextrine

Should be ready by Thanksgiving!

[ray m]

I have one brewing as well, Yamaha. Brewed an all-grain Scotch Ale on Thursday with an OG of 1.078. Just took a gravity reading today and it's down to 1.017---a little drier than I would have liked, but its waayyyy green. I will rack it to 2ndary for a couple weeks this Thursday. I figure the gravity will go down another point or 2, like my brews usually do in the 2ndary. ABV will be 8% if this happens (it's 7.8% now, which is fine with me). I will try to exercise restraint when I bottle this at the end of this month & try to let it age 'til Thanksgiving. Your birthday's in Sept., eh???? (Read from a previous post). lol

[YamahaXS]

Originally posted by ray m
I have one brewing as well, Yamaha. Brewed an all-grain Scotch Ale on Thursday with an OG of 1.078. Just took a gravity reading today and it's down to 1.017---a little drier than I would have liked, but its waayyyy green. I will rack it to 2ndary for a couple weeks this Thursday. I figure the gravity will go down another point or 2, like my brews usually do in the 2ndary. ABV will be 8% if this happens (it's 7.8% now, which is fine with me). I will try to exercise restraint when I bottle this at the end of this month & try to let it age 'til Thanksgiving. Your birthday's in Sept., eh???? (Read from a previous post). lol

you might want to use the little bottles for that one! sounds awefully good!

[wortchillergoal]

You are right Yamaha. I'll have to decide what mine is and get to it. Perhaps my barelywine will be ready by then. I don't think I can hit the holiday that is your BDAY. MY wife likes big beers so the holiday one or two are fun to do.

[S.F.B.]

I usually do an oatmeal or Imperial stout. I'll get these going in the next 30 days. I shoot for a Christmas release on it and usually have some left as late as March. I am going to be doing 2-3 batches (15 gal.) of whichever one I make this year.

[MagTheGrate]

ooh ooh ooh! thanks for the reminder...

Time to start the Doppel Bock recipe I've been creating. If all goes well, it'll start about 1.090 :D

[barley ben]

Got my imperial stout in secondary with about another week and a half till I bottle it. I'm not really too concerned about it for the holidays since I'm in a world of my own with the brewing thing and no one I know really cares. I could bring some 6 month imprial stout and some coors light and and that would go would be the coors. Oh well, I guess I'll have to drink it all myself!!!!


Oh yeah, any suggestions on if i should dry hop a bit for the last week and a half. I was thinking about it but just don't want to regret not leaving it alone. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?

[Jeff]

I just got my first batch in the bottles this last weekend, and am looking for something do for my second batch. After reading this post, I am quite intrigued.

I only do extract recipes at the moment, but does anybody have a good holidy recipe, or know a good place to look for one?

[Brownbeard]

I am thinking about doing a gingerbread ale. Getting a base nut brown recipe and adding gingerbread spices to it. Can you put vanilla in beer?

[toneyc]

You sure can! I made a vanilla porter for last year's October Party that was soooo good.

:)
Toney.

[Dave A]

Scotch Ale for me too! The kit (Northern Brewer, extract) just came a few minutes ago, you would have thought there was a cinder block in the box. Unfortunatly, It may be two or three weeks until I have a chance to brew:(

[sallad]

i think i'm going to try a cranberry wheat after my pumpkin ale, and maybe a spiced porter for xmas...