My take from their comments is that you need to choose whether to maximise flavour or foam. I think I’d go flavour. It might of course still be possible to get there by maximising foam and just adding more nuts to compensate for loss of flavour?
Christmas beer ideas
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Braumeister
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Yes actually the recipe I saw also had almond extract and vanilla extract at bottling. So that’s another option. Be interested to hear how you get on with Wreck the Halls, I just ordered the kit. I’ve got another brew this weekend so I’ll do it in a couple of weeks time once the fermenter is free again.
Greg Hughes Recipe for a Christmas Ale.
Needs Brewing now though.
Needs Brewing now though.
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That looks pretty close to the Wreck the Halls recipe!
Yep, pretty close.
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That sort of stuff should be kept to mulled wine in my opinion.
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Cinnamon sticks in beer 
I’m just the messengerCinnamon sticks in beer
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John
would you drink it?
would you drink it?
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I've never tried spiced beer, but that's my standpoint on a lot of things like this. I had some "Christmas pudding coffee beans" many years ago.
In fairness, they did taste like Christmas pudding. But I don't want Christmas pudding in my coffee. I'd rather have a great cup of coffee and a slice of Christmas pudding on the side. Never both in the same mouthful.
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Each to their own. Personally I like Christmas spiced anything, beer included. Fruit sour beer? No way, that’s not beer. But everyone loves those nowadays. Each to their own.
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No. Any spiced beers I have tried have not been to my liking.
I appreciate some like them but not for me.
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Same here. Wife loves those Christmas latte things that pop up. I hate them. Gingerbread latte ? Nope.
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Exactly. That’s what makes us all different.
I like a sour.
Goose ?? Who the hell puts salt in beer ??
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Surly it’s Gose not our Canadian flying things. I come from a salt town Northwich where wich means salt town but I would never add salt to beer.
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Ooohhhhh I didn’t know the spelling police were out tonight
Gose goose. Who cares. It’s salty beer no matter what. Wrong.
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Oh and it’s SURELY. your welcome
Unless you mean it’s bad tempered ?
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Look goose is a bird and Gose is salty beer believe it or not there’s a difference. Unless we keep up standards we will be spelling English like the Americans.
