Steve's Chrismas Ale

Great Christmas ale, i've made this for the last 3 years. This would be a great one with some rasberrys added.

Brewer:	Steve Jensen		Email:	sugaree1@attbi.com
Beer:	Steve's Chrismas Ale		Style:	herb/spice beer
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.0 gallons
Color:	37 HCU (~18 SRM)		Bitterness:	16 IBU
OG:	1.066		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	bottled spring water
Grain:	.5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1.0 lb. Belgian CaraVienne
Steep:	mash grains at 133deg. Let rest for 30 min. Raise temp to 149-152deg. and hold for 90 min. for starch convertion. Mash out for 10 min at 170deg. sparge with 1 gallon of 170deg. water.
Boil:	60min minutes	SG 1.111	3.0 gallons
	4 lb. Light malt extract 3.5 lb. Munton and fison old ale kit (dark) .75 lb. Belgian candi sugar (Dark)
	Add 2 tsp gypsum, malt extracts, candi sugar, corn sugar, all spices (see note*)and 1oz of fuggle. After 20 min of boil add 2 tsp irish moss. At the end steep 1/2oz of fuggle. *1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2tsp cardimon, 4 sticks of cinnamon, 1oz ginger root, 1oz sweet orange peel, and a dash of vanila extract.
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) .50 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 30 min.) .50 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.) 0.50 oz. Willamette (aroma)
Yeast:	#1187 wyeast ringwood ale
Log:	Ferment for 1 week at 68deg. Then rack to secondary for 2 weeks at 68deg. prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar and bottle, age for 6 weeks.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn sugar
Tasting:	This beer has a nice sweet aftertaste with just a hint of the spices. I could not get enough of this one mmm good to the last drop. Got much better with age. Just drank the last one.

Recipe posted 10/23/02.