Christmas ale

[Sean P]

I was planning on brewing a dark Xmas ale with spices but haven't ever added spice to my beer before
This is the grain bill so far

Maris otter 5 kilograms
Crystal 0.5 kilograms
Barley (Flaked)0.25 kilograms
Chocolate 0.25 kilograms
Oats (Flaked) 0.2 kilograms
Black. 50 g

25 g target @ 90
25 g fugges @ 10

Nottingham yeast

Has anyone got advice on what spices to add and when, so far I'm considering cloves, cinnamon orange zest

[crafty john]

I did one last year, I added a piece of cinnamon stick about 1 gram, a couple of cloves and a good pinch of freshly ground nutmeg at flameout and steeped for 40 minutes before cooling. Turned out nice too.

[Dr Slinkey McVelvet]

Hi,
Is the chocolate in your recipe chocolate malt? How/when do you add it? This sounds like an interesting recipe and I'm interested in creating something similar.

Thanks.

[Sean P]

Yes it was chocolate malt and went in the mash with all the other malts