Christmas Ale Recipe

Sweet fruity spicy but also tart and tangy with a hint of funk.

Christmas ale recipe. To explore the style i ve found five christmas ale recipes that have won best of show awards in sizeable competitions. This is a christmas beer from the olde world. The beer judge certification program bjcp database lists 1 161 best of show winners since these records have been kept. Crush specialty grains and steep for 30 min.

Often called a christmas winter or holiday beer these beers often include spices such as nutmeg sugars mulling spices ginger or cookie flavors. Great lakes brewing company method. This festive beverage is an annual product. Pale 2 row caramel crystal 40l wheat special roast roasted barley honey hops.

Winter seasonal beer abv 7 16 ibu 30 71 srm 10 98 fermentables. If you re looking for a special beer recipe to help make this holiday season a little happier our christmas ale is just what you need. Calcium chloride dihydrate gypsum cinnamon sticks small ginger honey notes. With the holiday season approaching its a great opportunity to experiment with a festive beer.

They were nice enough to print them online and we love this beer so why. A stronger darker spiced beer that often has a rich body and warming finish suggesting a good accompaniment for the cold winter season. Spices fruits and hop additions can all be combined to brew the perfect holiday ale or lager. We created this homebrew recipe by shamelessly ripping off great lakes brewing company s christmas ale ingredients.

The christmas ale is filled with the festive flavor of cherries spices and almonds. 80 recipes found that match your criteria. Add lme brown sugar and bittering hops and begin boil. It s a beer you and your guests are sure to love.

Christmas ales can cover a variety of base styles but as many examples are spiced the base beer should be able to carry the flavours well. Of those only eight beers were christmas ales and four of those were in. I call this one weihnachtsbier which is christmas beer in german. Each year it comes with a new recipe ready to surprise customers.

A beer with a full body and a higher alcohol content is true to style so some belgian styles can work well or else specialty dark beers. At 30 min add honey cinnamon and cardamom and half of the orange zest and ginger. Mount hood cascade other. This christmas ale was first released back in 1975 in america.

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