Florida Christmas Ale

Name: Florida Christmas Ale

Brew Date: 10/17/11
Bottle Date: 11/9/11

Extracts:

6.6 lbs Light LME
1 lb Golden DME
1 lb Corn Sugar

Specialty Grains:
12 oz Caramel 80L
4 oz Chocolate
4 oz Black Patent
4 oz Chocolate Rye

Hops:
1 oz Brewers Gold AA 9.4% at 60 minutes
1 oz Willamette AA 6.0% at 15 minutes

Flavoring:
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Cardamom Seed
1/2 Tsp Ginger

Yeast:
Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

OG: 1.070
FG: 1.020
ABV: 6.56%

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Williamsburg Wit

Name: Williamsburg Wit

Brew Date: 1/28/11
Bottle Date: 4/7/11

Extracts:
6 lbs Briess Bavarian Wheat DME

Hops:
.5 oz Hallertau Pellet Hops AA 3.9% at 60 minutes
.5 oz Hallertau Pellet Hops AA 3.9% at 15 minutes

Flavoring:
zest from 1 small orange at 5 minutes
1 hefty tablespoon of Coriander at 2 minutes

Yeast:
White Labs Belgian Wit Yeast WLP400

OG: 1.062
FG: 1.015

ABV:6.17%

Wildwood Warmer Ale

Name: Wildwood Warmer Ale

Brew Date: 11/14/10
Bottle Date: 1/6/11
Extracts:
9.45 lbs Gold Malt syrup

Specialty Grains:
0.75 lbs Simpson Crystal
0.5 lbs Briess Organic Munich
0.33 lbs Chocolate Rye
0.25 lbs Simpson Chocolate

Other Fermentables:
1 lb Dark Belgian Candi Sugar at 15 minutes

Hops:
2 oz Willamette Pellet Hops AA 4.7% at 60 minutes
1 oz Centennial Pellet Hops AA 9.2% at 60 minutes
1 oz Willamette Pellet Hops AA 4.7% at 10 minutes
1 oz Centennial Pellet Hops AA 9.2% at 10 minutes

Yeast:
White Labs Belgian Strong Ale Yeast

OG: 1.077
FG: 1.012

ABV: 8.53%

Tasting Notes: Definitely has a lot of alcohol flavor, although I'm interested to see if it mellows out over the coming months. Other than that, it's a great beer that's full of flavor!

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AC Pumpkin

Name: AC Pumpkin

Brew Date: 9/24/10
Bottle Date: 10/14/10

Extracts:
6 lb Briess Gold Unhopped Liquid Malt Extract

Specialty Grains:
1 lb Caramel 10L (Briess)
1 lb Caramel 60L (Briess)

Other Fermentables:
1 cup Brown Sugar at 10 minutes

2 Fresh Sugar Pumpkins, cut into cubes and roasted, at 60 minutes.

Hops:
1 oz Yakima Magnum Pellet Hops AA 13.1% at 60 minutes
1 oz Crystal Pellet Hops AA 2.8% at 20 minutes

Spices:

Cinnamon (2 tsp), Nutmeg (1 tsp), Ginger (1 tsp), Cloves (1 tsp), Chinese 5 spice (1/2 tsp)

Yeast:
White Labs English Ale Yeast WL002

OG: 1.060
FG: 1.018

ABV: 5.6%

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