Fall Festival Ale
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
Made before Christmas and it was great. Not too big or sweet. Had excellent balance. Everyone loved it.
January 5, 2005 pm 03:02pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 2 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .50 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .50 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- .50 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 5 lb
Small Pie Pumpkins quartered and baked. - (omitted from calculations)
Small Pie Pumpkins quartered and baked.
- .50 tsp
Pumpkin spice in 1 cup boiling water through coffee filter. - (omitted from calculations)
Pumpkin spice in 1 cup boiling water through coffee filter.
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White Labs WLP002 English Ale
White Labs WLP002 English Ale
A classic ESB strain from one of England's largest independent breweries. This yeast is best suited for English style ales including milds, bitters, porters, and English style stouts. This yeast will leave a beer very clear, and will leave some residual s
Notes
5lbs Pie Pumkins quartered, dusted with brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice and baked for 1 hour at 375F and added to last 20 minutes of boil.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 12.4 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 32.8 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Outstanding Holiday brew
2006-11-15 10:33am
Brewed up 10 gal. three weeks ago. Used All Spice instead of the Pumkin pie spice, and it turned out great. Kegged on Sat 11/11, and have almost emptied one of two 5 gal keg's. Very smooth brew.
first brew
2007-09-28 3:25pm
this was my first batch i have ever brewed. stuck to the basics of the recipe, but the nice lady at great fermentations helped me find a way to feel out the brewing process before i try all grain looking forward to tasting this ale brewed 9/24/07
Perfect
2008-12-01 12:11am
I really liked brewing this. It came out amazing. Everyone loves it. Will do a 10 gallon batch next time.
