E.S.B. - Medfield
1/2 lb Dingmans Special B
1/2 lb Dingmans Biscuit
1/2 lb Dingmans Pale Ale
6 lbs Gold Malt Syrup
6 lbs Dark Malt Syrup
1 lb Dark DME
1 lb Honey (at Boil)
1/2 lb Dark Brown Sugar (at Boil)
2 Cinnamon sticks, broken (B+40)
1 oz Oak Chips (B+40)
1 tsp Whole Cloves (B+40)
1/4 tsp Ginger (B+30)
1 tsp Orange Peel (B+30)
1 oz Target (at Boil)
1 oz Cascade (B+30)
1 oz Willamette (B+55)
1 oz Fuggle (B+59)
1 Wyeast American Ale
1 Dry Champagne Yeast (thank you Bryan)
Fermentation Schedule:
Brewed and primary - 08/28/04
Secondary and Bottled - September 2004
Label Notes:
I have to credit Mike McMillion with first telling me the In-Tents joke:
"Did you hear about the circus? It was In Tents!" Anyways, I wanted
to make an Intense holiday beer, so I started with a Barleywine recipe and
just started adding (as you can see from the additional ingredients).
I found those wintery tents online, then added candycanes and a polar
bear. I finished the label with another holiday symbol, Dan Coe and
I's annual roles as Santa and Kelfin at the department holiday party.
I like this label. The beer was in fact Intense, very complex and
getting better with age.