• Favorite
  • Discuss
  • Subscribe
HS Pumpkin Ale

HS Pumpkin Ale

Specialty Beer • Extract • 5 gal

Herr Schneider

Based on a recipe I saw made by HOPS restaraunts. The grains were kinda based on what I had leftover from other recipes. Let's see how we do....

August 12, 2011 pm 03:23pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .75 lbs Maris Otter; Crisp

    Maris Otter; Crisp

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • .5 lbs Pale Ale; Crisp

    Pale Ale; Crisp

    A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.

  • .25 lbs Aromatic Malt; Briess

    Aromatic Malt; Briess

    Golden rich color and a smooth malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Munich-style malt that will contribute an intensely malty flavor and aroma. • Use in any beer style for additional maltiness. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .75 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

    Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

  • .25 lbs Crystal 15; Crisp

    Crystal 15; Crisp

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 6 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1.0 oz Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Chinook

    Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 0.50 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 0.50 oz Perle - 8.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • 6 lb Pumpkin (fresh) - baked (omitted from calculations)

    Pumpkin (fresh)

    Mild earth spicy flavor. Pumpkins are fruits from the gourd family.

  • 5 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice - divide into thirds and add with hops (omitted from calculations)

    Pumpkin Pie Spice

    Often contains cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.054 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 13.5 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 5.7% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 58.1 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

Herr Schneider

Good. Too much spice.

2012-01-18 9:04pm

A lot went wrong with this brew (personal brewing problems). But it turned out pretty damn well. I will cut the spice a little next time.

Post a Comment

Subscribe to this discussion.