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Nicholas' Nightcap
2008 Version of Christmas Ale
| Brewer: | Christo | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Nicholas' Nightcap | Style: | Herb/Spice Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 20 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.068 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.9% v/v (5.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 8.5 lb. British pale 2 lb. German Munich 1 lb. Belgian aromatic .5 lb. British crystal 50-60L .25 lb. Belgian Special B |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| 150F for 60 min. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.056 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 8 oz. Molasses | ||||||||
| Add at 10 min: 2 sticks cinnamon .25 tsp clove .5 tsp nutmeg add to secondary: 1 vanilla bean |
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| Hops: | 1.2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
| Yeast: | Windsor yeast. |
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| Log: | 8 days at 72F primary, 8 days at 66F secondary | |||||||
| Carbonation: | medium | |||||||
| Tasting: | I like everything about this beer except the esters from the English style yeast. They just are too much and mask the spices - don't think a cooler primary temp would have mattered. Will go back to 1056 next time for a cleaner yeast profile and let the spices shine through. Still trying to get a bigger malt kick similar to Great Lakes - will have to up the melanoidan/aromatic some more as not there yet. | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/15/08.
