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Pumkin Ale

179 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Home Brew Dad + tweaks
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 9th 2016
1.054
1.015
5.1%
16.7
8.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.30 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11.3 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 86.3%
1.10 lb Belgian - Biscuit1.1 lb Biscuit 35 23 8.4%
11 oz Belgian - Munich11 oz Munich 38 6 5.3%
13.09 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 16.66 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.30 lb pumpkin Other Boil 1 hr.
2 tsp Spice Mix Flavor Other --
1 each vanilla bean - split Flavor Boil 8 min.
4.40 oz Molasses (blackstrap preffered) Flavor Secondary --
4.40 oz grade B maple syrup Flavor Secondary --
2.75 lb Pumpkin Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 156 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.91 19.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.95 23.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.64 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.02 g | 16.1 qt) 3.98 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.89 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Spice Mix:
1tbsp Cinnamon
1tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves

Pumpkin for boil:
Roast 3lb cubed (1 inch) pie pumkin for 1 hr at 375 (while mashing), tossing every 15 min. After browned, toss w some brown sugar (1tbsp), 2 tsp spice mix and water, and put back into oven for 10 min.
Put in for full 60 min boil

1 Vanilla bean (split) - into boil at 52min (8 min boil)

Pumpkin for Secondary
2-3 lb finely cubed pie pumpkins roasted for 1 hr @375, then candied w 4 oz blackstrap molasses and 4 oz grade B maple syrup on stove. Secondary for a week
FORGOT TO ADD VANILLA?
Split bean and put in secondary now.




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