Description:

This is my version of a holiday ale. It has a nice malty base with a subtle spice kick. A little warmth rounds it out on a cold night.

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs - Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 4.0 oz - Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 7 lbs - Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 2 lbs 8.0 oz - Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs - Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 lbs - Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1.0 oz - Fuggles [5.3%] - Boil 60 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Hallertauer [3.9%] - Boil 30 min (Hops)
• 4.0 oz - Molasses - Black Strap [Boil for 15 min] (80.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1.00 - Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) (Misc)
• 1.00 - Immersion chiller (Boil 15 min) (Misc)
• 3.00 - Orange Peel Zest (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 0.50 oz - Ginger Root (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 1.00 tsp - Nutmeg (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 2.00 - Cinnamon Stick (Boil 10 min) (Misc)
• 0.5 oz - Hallertauer [3.9%] - Boil 5 min (Hops)
• 1 lbs - Honey [Boil for 5 min] (1.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1 pkgs - Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Yeast)
• 0.5 oz - Fuggles [4.3%] - Dry Hop 5 days (Hops)
• 0.50 oz - Dried Orange Peel, Sweet (Secondary 5 days) (Misc)
• 1.00 - Cinnamon Stick (Secondary 5 days) (Misc)

Additional Instructions

Boil: 60 Minutes

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.068 (16.4° P)
Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (3.9° P)
Alcohol by Vol: 6.9%
Color SRM: 17.1  Color Sample 
Bitterness IBU: 26.2
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.50 US Gallons

Source: ChrisS