I have a backlog of beer and not enough bottles, so I want to brew something that I can age in secondary for a while. Xmas ale time. I'm looking for a gingerbread type flavor on this one, so I'm modifying a milk stout to start. I will set 90 minutes on the boil for melanoidin production.
Grain choices are: NW Pale Ale for base malt, Victory for sweetness and bread flavor, chocolate malt for it's flavor, roasted barley for a touch of coffee flavor, oats for viscosity, lactose for sweetness and body, brown sugar for a little flavor but mostly for points
Hop choices: Columbus for bittering as it's left over, Willamette for neutral aroma and flavor
Water profile is Black Full. I dropped attenuation by 10% due to higher mash temp.
Pours very dark brown to the point of almost being black with very little foam that dissipates quickly. Aroma is ginger and coffee with some bready notes. Flavor is molasses, ginger, raisins, and coffee bitterness; there's also an undertone of sweetness, but quite muted. There is a lingering bitterness that is pleasant. Mouth feel is silky. The roast flavor I tasted has mellowed to where it fits in with everything else now. I'm quite happy with this one and can't think of anything that I would really change except for, perhaps, more gingerbread spice, but that's arguable. I'll have to try some Xmas beers now before I give this 5 stars.
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