View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Pumpkin Dead Ale

Name: Pumpkin Dead Ale
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 5.1 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 9 lb Maris Otter; 2.5 lb Munich Dark; 1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L; 8 oz Special Roast; 1 lb Rice Hulls; 3 lb Pumpkin (fresh); 0.5 lb Brown Sugar; 1 oz Willamette Hops; 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

Like this recipe?

Save this Recipe →Free account · keep it in your recipe box

Method: All Grain
Style: Autumn Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.89 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.73 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71.5% (brew house)
Source: Solon
Calories: 231 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 22oz)

Created: Sunday August 11th 2024

**Dead Pumpkin Ale

by Hammock Street Homebrewery

OG: 1.073 FG: 1.025 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 19

Imperial Pumpkin Ale

by twd3pdx

OG: 1.084 FG: 1.022 ABV: 8.1% IBU: 19

Pumpkin

by CrazeBrewer

OG: 1.078 FG: 1.021 ABV: 7.4% IBU: 24

Original Gravity:

1.070

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

7.4%

IBU (tinseth):

22.6

SRM (morey):

15.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

40.51

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter9 lb Maris Otter	$ 2.14 / lb $ 19.26	36	3.5	51.4%
2.50 lb	Avangard - Munich Dark2.5 lb Munich Dark	$ 1.84 / lb $ 4.60	37.1	12	14.3%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 2.09 / lb $ 2.09	35.4	60	5.7%
8 oz	Briess - Special Roast8 oz Special Roast	$ 2.19 / lb $ 1.10	33	40	2.9%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	$ 3.49 / lb $ 3.49	0	0	5.7%
3 lb	Pumpkin (fresh)3 lb Pumpkin (fresh)		1	0	17.1%
0.50 lb	Brown Sugar0.5 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)		45	15	2.9%
17.50 lbs / $ 30.54

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops	$ 2.39 / oz $ 2.39	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	17.79	50%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.59 / oz $ 2.59	Pellet	3.75	Boil	10 min	4.84	50%
2 oz / $ 4.98

Show Summary View

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal	Strike	165 °F	155 °F	60 min
3 gal	Fly Sparge	--	170 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 lb	Brown Sugar	Other	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Cinnamon	Spice	Boil	5 min.
0.50 tsp	Nutmeg	Spice	Boil	5 min.
0.25 tsp	Allspice	Spice	Boil	5 min.
0.25 tsp	Cloves	Spice	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 4.99 / each $ 4.99
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required

$ 4.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 4.2 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 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

Notes

Pre-boil gravity:

Pre-boil wort collected:

Hops / Kettle Addition @ time

Hops / Kettle Addition @ time

Hops / Kettle Addition @ time

Hops / Kettle Addition @ time

Original Gravity:

Wort Collected:

Final Gravity:

Prices updated 7/22/26@My brew supply

Split pumpkins in half, roast face down for 90 min @ 350
make tincture of spices in 1/4 cup of vodka, soak for 1 week and strain through coffee filter, add as needed to secondary prior to packaging
Cold-crash the beer to 33°F for 48 hours before packaging to drop out the heavy pumpkin sediment

Last Updated and Sharing

447

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2026-07-24 15:25 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette (Pellet)	$ 2.39 / oz $ 2.39	17.79	50%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 2.59 / oz $ 2.59	4.84	50%
2 oz / $ 4.98