#33: Winterfest Ale

First all-grain attempt.  I had a turkey fryer at my disposal, and wanted to do a spice beer, but wanted it to be very subtle on an English ale base.  I think it came out quite nice.  May be the favorite that I've done.  I submitted this one to the 2011 AHA National Homebrew Competition.  We'll see how it goes...

Winterfest Ale

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer

Type: All Grain	Date: 10/11/2010
Batch Size: 6.00 gal	Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 7.58 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Brew Pot (10 gal)
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 11.50 lb Malteurop 2-Row (2.0 SRM) Grain 75.02 % 3.00 lb Carastan (34.0 SRM) Grain 19.57 % 0.50 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.26 % 0.33 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.15 % 1.70 oz Northern Brewer [6.50 %] (60 min) Hops 29.4 IBU 2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 5.8 IBU 0.25 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5.0 min) Misc 1.00 items Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 min) Misc 1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Irish Ale (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.48 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.79 %
Bitterness: 35.3 IBU	Calories: 308 cal/pint
Est Color: 18.8 SRM