Holiday Beer Recipes – Holiday Ale

One of the best ways to bring in the Holidays is with your very own Holiday Beer Recipes.  Spice up your holidays with a home brew that has that holiday spirit in it.  There are many different holiday beer recipes out there and it really depends on which holiday you are celebrating. 

Since Christmas always seems to be a top holiday that people want to find a beer recipe for, I am going to give you a recipe for a Holiday Ale.  This particular beer recipe is for "Mega Gingered Holiday Ale".  It falls into the category of Spiced Beers and has a wonderful taste.  Below you will find the full holiday beer recipe.  Enjoy!

Fermentables:

7 lbs. light DME
.5 lb. chocolate malt
.5 lb. light crystal malt
BrewTek Belgian Ale #2 from slant (1 qt. starter)
1 lb. orange blossom honey

28 IBU Hops

 Other Ingredients in the recipe:

1.5 tsp. grated orange peel
1.5 oz. fresh grated ginger
9 inches cinnamon stick
 

Yeast
 

Add 1 oz. fresh grated ginger, 6 inches cinnamon stick, and 1 tsp. orange peel in last
15 minutes of boil.

Before bottling simmer 1/2 ounce ginger, 3 inches cinnamon, and a 1/2 tsp.
orange peel (simmer for 5 minutes and then strained the resulting tea though a coffee filter and
added it to the bottling bucket.)

If you are looking for a great holiday beer recipe then the Holiday Ale is just what you need.  You holiday guests will be amazed at your home brew skills and it is sure to bring that holiday cheer to everyone.