Winter is Coming

[12stones]

Other than a line from the fantastic Game of Thrones, it's also an attempt to get you to start discussing your plans for the winter seasonals. How long before the season do you brew them? What are you planning on brewing? How long for fermentation? Kegging? Bottle conditioning? How early do you start planning? No right or wrong answers.

[spiderwrangler]

I'll tell you the same thing that I wish I could say to customers that start asking for Xmas ale in August. Fuck you.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I'll tell you the same thing that I wish I could say to customers that start asking for Xmas ale in August. Fuck you.

One of the ladies in the office always wants to start listening to Christmas music in the middle of October. I tell her the same thing.

I won't worry about my Christmas beer until September, but I don't make big boozy holiday beers.

[Ozwald]

One of the ladies in the office always wants to start listening to Christmas music in the middle of October.

Hopefully no one listens to her. I hate that shit on xmas week, let alone listening to it for months.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

One of the ladies in the office always wants to start listening to Christmas music in the middle of October.

Hopefully no one listens to her. I hate that shit on xmas week, let alone listening to it for months.

Unfortunately, we start getting Christmas music during Thanksgiving week.

[snowcapt]

make a barley wine or something like that.
Perhaps some sort of strong lager, like a baltic porter.
Its up to you.
And fuck you winter!

[12stones]

Alright, fuckers, with the exception of Dirk, you've given no feedback on your thoughts and process on winter seasonals. Out with it.

[dogismycopilot]

I brewed a Doppelbock last June, to drink around Christmas time. It was alright, but I think still too young, at 9.5%. It fermented at 48 for five weeks, 50 for one week, and lagered at 32 for three months. Force carbed, and further cold conditioned in the keg until mid-December. Bottled up a few six packs, and drank/shared the rest. Looking forward to trying it next Winter...