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PumpKING Ale

282 calories 24.8 g 500 ml

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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Cousin's Craft Beer
Calories: 282 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 24.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday August 9th 2021
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OG: 1.069 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 29

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.40 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pale ale2.4 kg BEST Pale ale 38.1 2.81 41%
1.10 kg Bestmalz - BEST Munich1.1 kg BEST Munich 37 6.3 18.8%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Aromatic1 kg BEST Caramel Aromatic 34.5 19 17.1%
650 g Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt650 g BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 11.1%
300 g Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I300 g BEST Caramel Munich I 34.5 35 5.1%
150 g Weyermann - Acidulated150 g Acidulated 27 3.4 2.6%
250 g Brown Sugar250 g Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 4.3%
5,850 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Columbus20 g Columbus Hops Pellet 11.5 First Wort 75 min 29.73 100%
20 g / 0.00 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.02 L pH 5.3–5.5 Strike 64 °C 66.5 °C 60 min
-- 75 °C 7 min
8 L Fly Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.39 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 67 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 kg Pumpkin Flavor Boil 75 min.
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.50 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
35 g cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
4 g Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
4 g Cloves Spice Boil 5 min.
10 g ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
15 ml vanilla extract Spice Boil 5 min.
5 g Allspice Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18.5 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11 psi       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 8 15 75 60 50
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Notes

DAY 0 - Brew day
Oxygenate → Pitch yeast
Set fermenter to 17°C
Day 2 - raise to 18°C
Day 3 - raise to 18.5°C
DAY 5 - Check the gravity. If it's about 70 - 80% finished, raise the temperature to 21°C / DA rest
DAY 10 - Check the gravity
DAY 11 Cold crash / Gradually lower temperature to 2 °C
DAY 13 - Transfer to the keg.
Carbonate to: 2.3–2.4 volumes CO₂

OG: 1.060

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