Headless Horseman's Pumpkin
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • Extract • 5.5 gal
Enjoy! For detailed instructions - see the first comment.
July 27, 2005 pm 03:41pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Caramel Wheat Malt
Caramel Wheat Malt
For dark ales, hefeweizen, dunkelweizen, wheat bocks and double bocks.
- 6 lbs
Wheat Liquid; Northwestern
Wheat Liquid; Northwestern
Can be used in making Wheat Beer, Bavarian Weizen, Berliner Weiss, and Dunkel Weizen.
- .5 lbs
Malto Dextrin
Malto Dextrin
Adds body and mouthfeel. For all extract beers. Does not ferment.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 15 oz
Libbys Pure Pumpkin - (omitted from calculations)
Libbys Pure Pumpkin
- 1 tbsp
pumpkin pie spice - (omitted from calculations)
pumpkin pie spice
-
Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™
Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™
Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.
Notes
Ingredients - also included 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. 1. Steep grain with 1 gal water at 150degrees for 30 minutes. 2. Sparge with 1 gal water at 170 degrees. 3. Add water to bring to total 4 gal. Bring to boil. 4. Add in extract, maltodextrin, and hops. 5. Boil 30 minutes. 6. Add in pumpkin. 7. Boil 15 minutes. 8. Add in spices and vanilla extract. 9. Boil 15 minutes. 10. Cool, place in primary with enough water for 5.5 gal, aerate, drop yeast. 11. Wait 1-2 weeks - rack into seconday. 12. Wait 2-3 weeks - bottle with carb drops. 13. Wait until done - Drink! Current Batch Notes: At step 10, SG = 1.050 At step 11, SG = 1.013
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 14.2 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 18.8 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Current Batch Notes:
2005-07-27 3:42pm
At step 10, SG = 1.050 At step 11, SG = 1.013 When I tasted it, it was super smooth and slightly malty. Cant wait til halloween to drink!
