Holiday Brews

We brewed two batches of Holiday Ale on Friday. One Pale Ale & one Porter. Since we haven't done many specialized recipes we thought it best to amend our favorite kits.

To the British Porter we added the following spices:
4 grams Nutmeg
4 grams Mace
2 Cinnamon Stick, broken up
2 Vanilla Beans, split (one infused in the boil the second placed in the fermenter)
Zest of 5 medium Oranges

I'll let you know the Pale Ale ingredients tomorrow... I can't recall all the spices at the moment.

The potential alcohol for both at first measurement is in the 7-8% range. They'll end up about 4-5% when ready.

I really enjoyed the aroma & subtle warm flavors in the Porter. The Pale Ale was strong on hops so it will be interesting to see how it turns out when it's ready for consumption. I think the ingredients we used with the PA would be excellent with a dark wheat ale.

Come on over for a holiday brew! Ho Ho Ho