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2020 Pumpkin Ale

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 18th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 55.6%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.6%
2 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate 34 425 0.8%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.1%
12 oz German - Smoked Malt12 oz Smoked Malt 37 3 4.6%
8 oz Belgian - CaraVienne8 oz CaraVienne 34 20 3.1%
73 oz Pumpkin (canned)73 oz Pumpkin (canned) 1 0 28.2%
259 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 60 min 24.84 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.4 Aroma 5 min 3.93 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.1 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.36 17.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.29 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.88 g | 15.5 qt) 4.3 17.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.54 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.66 34.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Turned out to be a really nice pumpkin ale, despite all kinds for problems with stuck mash. Very nice now and will be even better by the pumpkin ale season.

Use lots of rice hulls in mash!

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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-04 17:01 UTC