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Two Witches Pumpkin ale

Two Witches Pumpkin ale

Specialty Beer • All Grain • 6.5 gal

chaotics1

Great holiday brew! Good pumpkin flavor without making pumpkin cider

October 3, 2007 pm 03:17pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6.5 gal)

  • 16 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    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.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • .5 lbs British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • .5 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1 lbs Golden Naked Oats

    Golden Naked Oats

    Huskless oat crystal malt. Exotic ingredient for subtle nutty difference. This malt lends a sweet berry-nut flavor. Use at a rate of 4-15% of the total grist to deliver a deep golden hue with light caramel flavors as well as a creamy, satin finish.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.65 oz Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • .25 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • White Labs WLP013 London Ale

    White Labs WLP013 London Ale

    Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005.

Notes

Treated water with Gypsum Used PH balancer Clean and chop pumpkin(~5lbs) into small cubes and bake for 75 to 90 minutes or until caramelized, mash pumpkin up a bit then add it to the grains- mash for 90 minutes at 152 degrees PS- If you gotta have more pumpkin flavor, add half a pound of uncooked pumpkin chunks to the boil With 10 minutes left on the boil add: 1 tsp Cinnamon .5 tsp Nutmeg .5 tsp Ginger In secondary: Chop one whole Vanilla bean into very small pieces, drop into secondary- ferment 2 more days

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.074 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 13.2 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 7.8% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 21.2 IBU 0 - 100

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