Cats Meow 3
[Prev] [Next] [Contents] [ConvertUnits] [About CM3]

Holiday Ale


Classification: spiced ale, holiday beer, all-grain, Anchor Our Special Ale

Source: Doug Roberts (dzzr@lanl.gov) Issue #317, 12/6/89


During the boil the spices combined with orange peel and malt made the house smell really good---kind of like a beer fruit cake. After smelling and tasting the wort, I think I've identified one of the Secret ingredients in Anchor's Christmas Ale: cardamom. I'm guessing they use 1/4-1/2 teaspoon per five gallons.

Ingredients:

Procedure:

Mash grains. Add dextrin (I was out of Cara-pils), 1/2 cup molasses, spices, boiling hops, and orange peel. Boil 1 hour. Add finishing hops in last few minutes. Strain into fermenter. Cool and pitch yeast.

Specifics: