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Spiced Beer - Autumn Seasonal Beer


An amber to copper, spiced beer that often has a moderately rich body and slightly warming finish suggesting a good accompaniment for the cool fall season, and often evocative of Thanksgiving traditions.

Flavor Profile: Many interpretations are possible; allow for brewer creativity as long as the resulting product is balanced and provides some spice (and optionally, sugar and vegetable) presentation. Spices associated with the fall season are typical (as mentioned in the

Ingredients: Spices are required, and often include those evocative of the fall or Thanksgiving season (e.g., allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger) but any combination is possible and creativity is encouraged. Flavorful adjuncts are often used (e.g., molasses, i

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Top 10 Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Pumpkin Cream Ale
5.5 gal 2.9% 23.27 1.027 1.005
All Grain 4067
Panty Dropper Pumpkin
5.75 gal 9.6% 55.6 1.092 1.019
All Grain 3131
Amber - Turkeyfest
5 gal 6.76% 42.37 1.069 1.017
extract 2830
Sweet Spud Ale
5.5 gal 9.92% 85.35 1.100 1.024
All Grain 2393
Winterale
25 L 6.83% 30.64 1.067 1.015
All Grain 2153
Smashing Pumpkin
5.5 gal 5.69% 27.4 1.054 1.010
extract 2038
Pumpkin Ale 8/04/12
82 L 5.23% 27.78 1.050 1.010
All Grain 1930
Great Pumpkin
5 gal 8.87% 42.21 1.088 1.021
Partial Mash 1871
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
5.5 gal 6.65% 35.02 1.072 1.021
BIAB 1829
Porter - Pumpkin
5 gal 5.89% 22 1.059 1.014
extract 1617

Newest Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Pumpkin
5.5 gal 7.42% 25.69 1.078 1.021
All Grain 124
Gingerbread cookie saison
5 gal 6.91% 18.62 1.067 1.014
extract 90
Smashing Pumpkin Ale
5 gal 6.68% 31.53 1.063 1.012
extract 86
Pumpkin Ale
25 L 4.82% 35.5 1.049 1.012
BIAB 111
Mashing Pumpkins (Pumpkin beer mashed IN pumpkin)
3 gal 5.06% 11.59 1.050 1.011
All Grain 138
The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown?
5.5 gal 8.55% 25.88 1.073 1.011
extract 165
Omage to Anchor Holiday Brew
5.5 gal 7.02% 42.01 1.070 1.017
BIAB 92
Trying OBC recipe 2
20.8 L 6.22% 34.06 1.066 1.018
All Grain 95
Pumpkin Beer 2023
6.25 gal 6.07% 31.29 1.068 1.024
All Grain 140
Perfect Pumpkin Ale (E)
5.5 gal 5.67% 29.38 1.056 1.013
extract 76

Fermentables Used In Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 93 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 62% 14% - 93%
Brown Sugar 74 Sugar sugar 15°L
45 7% 1% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 55 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 21% 3% - 72%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 54 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 53% 10% - 88%
Pumpkin (fresh) 52 Fruit fruit 0°L
1 23% 5% - 45%
Pumpkin (canned) 52 Fruit fruit 0°L
8 19% 4% - 47%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 44 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 91%
American - Victory 33 American Grain roasted malt 28°L
34 7% 2% - 15%
Lactose (Milk Sugar) 33 Sugar sugar 1°L
41 5% 1% - 8%
Flaked Oats 32 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 2% - 60%

Hops Used In Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Magnum 39 15 70% 17% - 100%
Northern Brewer 34 7.8 83% 33% - 100%
Cascade 33 7 49% 15% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 29 5 53% 17% - 100%
Fuggles 24 4.5 57% 2% - 100%
Willamette 22 4.5 54% 9% - 100%
Saaz 22 3.5 35% 14% - 100%
Cluster 18 6.5 60% 10% - 100%
Mount Hood 11 4.8 55% 20% - 100%
Hallertau Mittelfruh 11 3.75 57% 6% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L 4 American Grain crystal malt 10°L
35 63% 50% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 4 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 35% 1% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 4 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 54% 1% - 100%
American - Chocolate 4 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 38% 20% - 50%
American - Pale 6-Row 4 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
35 54% 16% - 84%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 3 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 67% 50% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 3 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 19% 11% - 33%
American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 2 American Grain crystal malt 20°L
35 51% 22% - 80%
Belgian - Biscuit 2 Belgian Grain roasted malt 23°L
35 28% 22% - 33%
Special B 2 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 32% 14% - 50%

Yeasts Used In Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 64 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 33 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 18 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 15 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 12 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 10 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 6 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Very High 69% 64°F 72°F
Mangrove Jack - Liberty Bell Ale M36 5 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 76% 62°F 74°F
Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship 5 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium-low 73% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 4 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Autumn Seasonal Beer Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 52 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 77%
Nutmeg 39 Spice Boil 8% 0% - 43%
Whirlfloc 31 Fining Boil 23% 3% - 85%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 26 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 80%
Cinnamon 25 Spice Boil 22% 0% - 91%
Epsom Salt 24 Water Agt Mash 3% 0% - 53%
Lactic acid 23 Water Agt Mash 36% 0% - 100%
Ginger 23 Spice Boil 7% 0% - 66%
Cinnamon stick 21 Spice Boil 27% 0% - 75%
Pumpkin pie spice 17 Spice Boil 46% 0% - 100%

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