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kellzey
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject: Black Pug Pugkin (pumpkin) Ale |
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Black Pug Pugkin (pumpkin) Ale
Batch Size = 6.0 Gallons
SG = 1.060
FG = 1.018
Bitterness = 28.3 IBUs
Color = 14.1 SRM
ABV = 5.5% (Estimated)
Efficiency = 88%
Bitterness ratio = 0.472
Grain Bill:
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Wheat, Flaked
12.0 oz Victory Malt
5 29 oz cans of Pumpkin Puree * (See Notes Below)
1 lbs Rice Hulls
Mash Schedule:
Mash at 152 degrees - 90 minutes
Add Pumpkin to Mash for about 60 minutes* (See Notes below for brewing notes)
Mash out at 168-170
Fly sparge with 168-170-degee water for 10 minutes.
Boil:
0.65 oz Magnum Hops - 60min boil
Whirfloc - 15 minutes
2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice - 5 minutes
Ferment:
White Labs WLP008 East Coast Ale in 1.5L starter
Primary Ferment for 7days:
Secondary for 14 days
Add vanilla, spice, graham cracker extract to secondary ** (See Note)
Notes:
* Spread pumpkin on baking sheet and sprinkle 1/2 cup of brown sugar on top. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
DO NOT add entire bunch of pumpkin to Mash. I mashed all the pumpkin for about 60 minutes and ended up with a seriously stuck grain bed (even with 1 lb of rice hulls). After 20 minutes of mashing, I couldn't recirculate the mash or sparge without manually stirring up the entire mash tun contents up to get the flow going, allowing the recirculation to clear, and repeating about a half a dozen times. If I did this recipe again, I would add about 1/2 of the pumpkin to Mash for about 20 minutes (with a total of 2 pounds of rice hulls instead of 1 pound) and add the remaining 1/2 of the pumpkin to the boil for about 30 minutes. Be sure to use a hop screen to strain.
** When starting secondary, add vanilla extract made from 1 scraped vanilla bean and 2 TBS of vodka (soaked for 2 weeks), 1/2 tsp Graham Cracker Extract and 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice steeped in a few ounces of boiled water (to wet and keep from floating).
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kellzey
Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 580 Location: Orlando, FL
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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I drained the yeast and trub from the bottom valve after the first week and also again after the 2nd week. I only ended up losing about 1/2 gallon total so the hop strainer also really helped get a lot of the pumpkin fibers out.
This is it as it went into the keg.
I was worried it would be super cloudy, but the pumpkin seemed to settle out really well. The cold crash will clear it up further.
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perogi
Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 850 Location: NH
Drinking: Perogi Pale, NEIPA, Nutter's Crossing Nut Brown Ale, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Clone
Working on: Max's Maibock
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks bud!
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wubears71
Joined: 14 Mar 2012 Posts: 278 Location: Webster Groves, MO
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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You got me totally itching for a Pumpkin Beer. I put together a recipe, bought the pumpkin and will be brewing it shortly! Thanks for the inspiration.
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kellzey
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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You're welcome. Let us know how it goes!
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wubears71
Joined: 14 Mar 2012 Posts: 278 Location: Webster Groves, MO
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Link Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Man you weren't joking about the stuck sparge! I have been fighting it all morning, but I have a good system down now. Pumpkin sucks to work with!!!!
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kellzey
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Link Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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In light of your recent post... the following clip from Monty Python's Holy Grail is duly appropriate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q8hAb230OE
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kellzey
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Wubears... so what was the end result?
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wubears71
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:30 am Post subject: |
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kellzey wrote: | Wubears... so what was the end result? |
It turned out well. I missed the target gravity by 0.03 (1.061 vs a target of 1.064). The pumpkin smells amazing. It's going to be around a 7% ABV beer.
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kellzey
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:45 am Post subject: |
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Awesome. I just stuck mine on the CO2 this evening (burst method) and I should be able to sample this weekend.
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Prime
Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 39
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking recipe. I am skipping the pumpkin beer this year since I still haven't finished my system
Boiling the pumpkin works well. Last year I boiled all of the pumpkin I used in my pumpkin beer. I was just so paranoid about getting a stuck sparge.
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