Randy's Christmas Ale

Yet another brew from Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass. Normally I would have brewed this a little earlier in the month, but the heat has been a little too much to take, so I brewed it yesterday.

Randy's Christmas Ale

Belgian Specialty Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 9/25/2011
Batch Size: 6.00 gal	Brewer: Jeff Holt
Boil Size: 8.38 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Jeff's Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0	Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 53.19 % 4.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 17.73 % 2.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.08 % 1.50 lb Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 6.65 % 1.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6.65 % 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4.43 % 0.06 lb Carafa III (525.0 SRM) Grain 0.27 % 1.50 oz Northern Brewer [7.00 %] (90 min) Hops 27.2 IBU 1.00 oz Fuggles [5.00 %] (30 min) Hops 9.3 IBU 0.50 oz Northern Brewer [7.00 %] (30 min) Hops 6.5 IBU 0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.2 IBU 1.00 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.083 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.32 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 45.2 IBU	Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 19.7 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge	Total Grain Weight: 22.56 lb
Sparge Water: 4.04 gal	Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F	TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp 75 min Mash In Add 28.20 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar	Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.5 oz	Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F	Age for: 84.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
Toast the oats at 300F for 15 minutes the day before. Let cool. Add the following spices together: 250ml Creme de Cacao liqueur, 600 ml Triple Sec, 50 ml Benedictine Liqueur (optional), .25 tsp black pepper (crushed), 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp cassia buds (ground), 1 tsp orange blossom water, .25 tsp aniseed, 3 oz coriander, cracked. Add at kegging