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Wintry Mix
A festively spiced winter wassail, brewed for Christmas with the whole family at my moms house.
| Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Wintry Mix | Style: | English Old/Strong Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 31 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.074 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.8% v/v (6.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 Tbs 5.2 | |||||||
| Grain: | 10 lb. American 2-row 2 oz. Belgian aromatic 1 lb. American crystal 60L 2 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. Special Roast |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| 60 minutes at 152°F. Pull a 1 gallon decoction and add to 1 gallon boiling water, reintroduce to mash to mash out at 160°F. Sparge with 170° water to collect 7.5 gallons in brew pot. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.054 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
| 12 oz. Brown sugar 12 oz. Honey 12 oz. Molasses |
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| Add honey, molasses, brown sugar and the following spices just before flame out: 3 cinnamon sticks 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/4 cup pure vanilla extract |
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| Hops: | 1 oz. Amarillo (9.3% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
| Yeast: | Danstar Nottingham | |||||||
| Log: | Ferment 14 days at 65° F. Cold crash for two days at 40° F. Keg, and force carbonate. Serve immediately. | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/08/13.
