
Ed's Magic Santa Ale
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
The color will be lighter than this as the only choices for candi sugar are dark and clear. The recipe calls for amber which is in the middle I think. The recipe has the color listed as about 26 srm.
October 14, 2001 am 06:06am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 1/2 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 1/8 lbs
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales
- 2 lbs
Candi Sugar Dark
Candi Sugar Dark
Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.
- 2 oz
Perle - 6.5 AA% pellets; boiled 55 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- .5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.2 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 g
sweet gale seeds - (omitted from calculations)
sweet gale seeds
- 1 tsp
irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
irish moss
- 1 g
nutmeg - (omitted from calculations)
nutmeg
-
Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.
Notes
Add the sweet gale and nutmeg within the last five minutes of the boil. Primary fermentation of about a week, the secondary for about 2-3 weeks and then prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar and aloow to condition for at least 2 weeks before enjoying!!!!!
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.092 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.020 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 34.8 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.6% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 55.9 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |