P-Taddy
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
A pumpkin Porter. Used 1 whole pie pumpkin, baking it 1 hour and adding it to the boil along with some pumpkin pie seasoning.
October 23, 2011 pm 11:08pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8.25 lbs
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Our most popular base malt, perfect for all beer styles, especially American ales and lagers. With moderate protein and enzyme levels and a very clean, smooth finish, our Premium 2-Row Malt is ideal for all-malt beers and for mashes containing moderate levels of adjunct.
- 1 lbs
Medium Crystal Malt; Simpsons
Medium Crystal Malt; Simpsons
Ale colour and flavour adjustment tailored to requirement.
- .75 lbs
English Black Roast
English Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- .375 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- 0.125 lbs
Treacle
Treacle
Imparts intense, sweet flavor. A British mixture of molasses, invert sugar and golden syrup (corn syrup). Use in dark English ales.
- 1.1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- .5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 3 lb
Pumpkin (fresh) - 3lbs Pie Pumpkins quartered, dusted with treacle and pumpkin pie spice and baked for 1 hour at 375F and added to last 20 minutes of boil. (omitted from calculations)
Pumpkin (fresh)
Mild earth spicy flavor. Pumpkins are fruits from the gourd family.
- .5 tsp
Pumpkin Pie Spice - Steeped in 1 cup hot water in french press (could use coffee filter) (omitted from calculations)
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Often contains cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
-
White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light frui|iness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pal
Notes
Treacle added to the boil at 60 minutes (could substitute molasses) Used brew in the bag sparge brewing original gravity 1.0565 Adding 2nd generation Irish Yeast.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 31.0 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.0% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 31.4 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Crowd Pleaser
2012-10-22 10:55am
This beer was a crowd pleaser as a porter. The pumpkin did not shine through, and I spiced it too lightly. Next time yams, and more spice.
