
Wiley Fox Gingerbread Ale
Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer • All Grain • 5.25 gal
A pleasantly spiced brown ale
August 14, 2012 pm 12:26pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.25 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
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .25 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- .75 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 1 oz
Brewers Gold - 9.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- .5 oz
Brewers Gold - 9.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- .5 oz
Brewers Gold - 9.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- 1 tsp
Ginger (candied) - (omitted from calculations)
Ginger (candied)
Ginger that is treated with sugar. It possesses an intriguing; sweet, spicy and pungent flavour.
- 1 tsp
Cinnamon (ground) - (omitted from calculations)
Cinnamon (ground)
Cinnamon is the dried bark of various laurel trees in the cinnamomun family. One of the more common trees from which Cinnamon is derived is the cassia. Ground cinnamon is perhaps the most common baking spice. Ground cinnamon is ground from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed, and dried.
- 1 tsp
Cloves (ground) - (omitted from calculations)
Cloves (ground)
Cloves are the rich, brown, dried, unopened flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, an evergreen tree in the myrtle family. The name comes from the French "clou" meaning nail. Cloves are strong, pungent, and sweet.
- 1 tsp
Orange Peel (dried) - sweet orange peel (omitted from calculations)
Orange Peel (dried)
Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.
- 1 tsp
Black Peppercorns - ground (omitted from calculations)
Black Peppercorns
Peppercorns are the berries of a tropical vine. They have a warm pungent slightly nutmeg flavour and a hot, biting taste.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Heat 3.25 gallons to 175 and mash for 60 mins. Sparge with 170 water to collect 6.25 Gallons.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: B - Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.052 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 19.9 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.5% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 50.5 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |