Brewer’s Log: Holiday Brew 2004

Posted at 3:57 pm by Patrick under Brewer's Recipe Book, Home Brewing

Tonight, I’m going back to the future to brew a version of my first Holiday Beer. Since this is the 10th Anniversary year of the LABC, it seemed appropriate to dust off an old favorite and update it. This brew will have a mellow hop profile so the honey and spices can come to the forefront. Here are the particulars:

For 10 gallons, 80% efficiency:
15.0 lbs 2-row pale malt
1.5 lb Orange blossom honey
1.0 lb Crystal 60
1.0 lb Biscuit malt
1.0 lb Special B malt
0.5 lb Chocolate malt
1.0 tsp dried ginger
6.0 in cinnamon stick
0.5 oz sweet orange peel

1.5 oz Centennial hops (leaf)
0.5 oz Sazz hops (leaf)

Mash in at 152 degrees for 60 minutes.

Add 1.5 oz of Centennial when boiling starts. At 45 minutes, add the honey, spices and Irish moss. At 57 minutes, add the Saaz. Knockout and pitch with WLP001 or Wyeast 1056

Expected OG: 1.061
IBUs: 33

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