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Pumpkin Ale

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Fruit and Spice Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Beer Grains
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 5th 2026
1.052
1.009
5.6%
32.0
8.8
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4,084 g Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT4084 g CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 87.8%
227 g Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark 227 g BEST Munich Dark 36.23 11 4.9%
170 g Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L170 g Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 3.7%
170 g Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L170 g Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 3.7%
4,651 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g LD Carlson - Willamette28 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 60 min 17.35 60.9%
18 g Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding18 g East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 14.61 39.1%
46 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 each Campden Tablet Water Agt Other 0 min.
3.60 kg pumpkin Flavor Mash 1 hr.
8 g Pumpkin pie spice Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
4 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Kegging 0 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Steeping 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume 8.09 32.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.91 35.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.56 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pumpkin Ale" Fruit and Spice Beer recipe by Beer Grains. BIAB, ABV 5.57%, IBU 31.96, SRM 8.78, Fermentables: (CMC 2-ROW MALT, BEST Munich Dark , Caramel Malt - 40L, Caramel Malt - 80L) Hops: (Willamette, East Kent Golding) Other: (Protofloc, Campden Tablet, pumpkin, Pumpkin pie spice, Yeast Nutrient, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-10-05 17:11 UTC