Pumpkin Beer

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.52 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: M. Frazer/J.Palmer How to Brew V4
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday July 29th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

20.8

SRM (morey):

10.7

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.60 lb	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4.6 lb Finest Maris Otter	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	38	3	25.5556%
4.40 lb	American - Vienna4.4 lb Vienna	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	35	4	24.4444%
4.40 lb	Munich - Light 10L4.4 lb Munich - Light 10L	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	10	24.4444%
1 lb	German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	39	5.55556%
3.60 lb	Pumpkin (canned)3.6 lb Pumpkin (canned)	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	1	0	20%
18 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	13.6	Boil	60 min	20.814	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	20.814	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Citric acid	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Allspice (Whole/Cracked)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Spice	Boil	15 min.
2 g	Candied/Crystallized Ginger	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Spice	Boil	15 min.
1 g	Nutmeg	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Spice	Boil	15 min.
4 g	Saigon Cinnamon	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Spice	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Fining	Boil	10 min.
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Other	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 0.00 / each $ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	67 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	80	25	100	100	100
Listed in the book as Amber, Balanced Profile. Ca 75-125 Mg 10 Total Alk 50-100 SO4 100-150 Cl 100-150 RA 0-50
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.5 gal	Infusion	--	153 °F	60 min
1 gal	Batch Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	5.4	21.6
Mash volume with grains	6.55	26.2
Grain absorption losses	-1.8	-7.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.24 g \| 17 qt)	4.22	16.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions)	0.43	1.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.02 g \| 32.1 qt)	8	32
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.02	-0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.5 g \| 26 qt)	6.52	26.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.52 g \| 26.1 qt)	6.5	26
Total:	9.62	38.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	pH	Temp	Updated	Comment
10/2/2021 2:34 PM over 2 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.053	7.2 Gallons			10/2/2021 2:34 PM over 2 years ago

Notes

Roasted the Pumpkin for 1 hr at 350 F with a little bit of demerara cane sugar sprinkled on top for malliarding.
Added during mashing in.

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