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Pumpkin Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Keith / Dr. Sherlock
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday August 8th 2014

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

12.5

SRM (morey):

17.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	62.9%
2 lb	American - Munich - Dark 20L2 lb Munich - Dark 20L	33	20	18%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	9%
9 oz	Belgian - Biscuit9 oz Biscuit	35	23	5.1%
9 oz	German - Melanoidin9 oz Melanoidin	37	25	5.1%
11.12 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	7	Boil	90 min	12.53	33.3%
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Leaf/Whole	4.8	Boil	0 min		66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)	12.53	33.3%
1 oz	Mount Hood (Leaf/Whole)		66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	156 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
60 oz	Canned Pumpkin	Other	Mash	1 hr.
1 tsp	ground cinnamon	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	vanilla bean	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	nutmeg	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.25 tsp	All Spice	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Ginger	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	Whirlfloc/Irish Moss	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
58 oz	Pumpkin Pie Cans	Spice	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Notes

Spread 60 oz canned pumpkin on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes @350* - looking for caramelization of sugars.

Mash in for Add canned pumpkin @90min mash
Looking to stabilize at 154°-156°
Vorlauf and drain
Batch sparge with water @ 170°-175°

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The longer mash time is for the pumpkin pie mix.

The longer boil time is because of the high altitude and to ensure boil off of DMS.
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Water Requirements:

Total mash water needed
8.7 gal
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb
4.17 gal
Remaining sparge water volume
4.53 gal (you may need more depending on how the pumpkin reacts)
Grain absorption losses
-1.39 gal
Mash Lauter Tun dead space
-0.25 gal
Amount going into kettle
7.06 gal
Boil off losses
-1.5 gal
Hops absorption losses
-0.06 gal
Amount going into fermentor
5.5 gal

Total: 8.7 34.8

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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

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colinhernandez • 08/17/2021 at 09:04pm
It says that for the mash, I need 60oz of canned pumpkin and 58oz of pumpkin pie cans. Is that a typo? Im not sure what you mean by this.

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