Our attempt at a winter warmer has been bottled. It's a brown ale, spiced with the various ingredients of gingerbread - ginger, clove, cinnamon, molasses. It's called Catch Me If You Can, in reference to both the excellent Tom Hanks / Leo DiCaprio movie and to the fairytale The Gingerbread Man.
Our yield wasn't great, unfortunately; we only came out with about 4.5 gallons. Twenty-three 12oz bottles, thirteen 22oz bottles. Sediment level was very very low. That was a great sign. I do hope that there is sufficient yeast left to carbonate it fully, as this thing was sitting in the fermenters for roughly two weeks each. There was a second yeast pitching, though, so I think it should be alright.
At any rate, it will bottle condition for 10-14 days, then be refrigerated for a week at the very minimum. After that, it'll be drinkable, though I may let it age a bit more than that before I personally crack one open.
Next up, brewing a lager, sometime around the 15th of January. But sometime in the next week, there will be a little contest for all of you who are keeping up with our exploits. Keep your eyes peeled for that.
Cheers!
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