Brewers help. Will you please help me with a beer recipe for the holidays?
February 25th, 2010
Beerstashgirl asked:
I am in a contest with my husband and his friends of brewing a holiday/winter beer. They all have either home or professional brewing experience. I only have 3 home brew batches of experience, an IPA, Brown Ale, and Porter. I however, have read about and watched many brews being made. I must win. This is a battle of the underdog Vs the Tyrants. They are always joking and making little of my efforts. When I speak-up in my defense (not complaining) they do that macho crap, “we are just kidding.” But there is always a degree of true in ones teasing of another.
I need a great beer. It can be of the styles I have brewed but in some way a holiday themed beer. What shall I do? Please Help?
Yes and thank you, but I have already surfed the web for recipes. What I should say is something unique or even unsual. But not stupid like that college student’s beer. Crazy.
Would peppermint IPA be too wild? Using, say the candy.
Thanks people but I am looking for more ideas, uniqueness.
Michael
I am in a contest with my husband and his friends of brewing a holiday/winter beer. They all have either home or professional brewing experience. I only have 3 home brew batches of experience, an IPA, Brown Ale, and Porter. I however, have read about and watched many brews being made. I must win. This is a battle of the underdog Vs the Tyrants. They are always joking and making little of my efforts. When I speak-up in my defense (not complaining) they do that macho crap, “we are just kidding.” But there is always a degree of true in ones teasing of another.
I need a great beer. It can be of the styles I have brewed but in some way a holiday themed beer. What shall I do? Please Help?
Yes and thank you, but I have already surfed the web for recipes. What I should say is something unique or even unsual. But not stupid like that college student’s beer. Crazy.
Would peppermint IPA be too wild? Using, say the candy.
Thanks people but I am looking for more ideas, uniqueness.
Michael
Categories: Other - Holidays | Tags: Beer Recipe, Brewing Beer, Uniqueness
Derrick
Make a winter spice ale. Try to pump up the alcohol for that holiday spirit.
I have heard of a Orange-Cranberry-Spice beer that I think was a brown ale. That is not common and it is a holiday theme.
Heather
There are few decent recipes for winter warmers, spiced, and other holiday beers on the BYO site.
I don’t know about wild but it does not sound pleasing to me. My favorite winter/holiday brews are old ales and barleywines. Unfortunately, you don’t have enough time to brew one for this year. One thought, you can split your batch. Ferment half with some wild/unusual ingredient and half with something more traditional like nutmeg, cloves, and ginger.
Orlando
Take your brown ale or porter recipe and add some holiday spices. Start with a teaspoon of each per 5 gallons. Remember you can always add more, you cannot take any away. Some spices include: allspice, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, pumpkin spice, apple pie spice.
Elias L.
make a nice dark brown
add a satchel of “mulling spice”… its used for ciders and wines mostly, but i have used it in beer with very good results.
most grocery stores and supermarkets, department stores sell them this time of year, they either come in a tealcoth like pouch to put in your drink, or a sugar/spice blend. I would probably use the pouch with your beer though, so you can remove it.
Nyree
In a way you have your answer, use peppermint to make a peppermint IPA. You can peppermint any of the styles you have in your portfolio.
Be one of the early or “The Pioneer,” of fortified beers. After your beer has aged and at bottling you can add vodka, bourbon, or Grand Marnier. It just depends on the flavor you want. Fortifying a spiced or peppermint beer can be a difficult challenge but also an adventurous pioneering move in holiday brews. In any case, good luck and enjoy your efforts.
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