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Pusilanimous Pumpkin Ale

Specialty Beer • Partial Mash • 5 gal

Slatetank

I used 7.5 lbs of Gooseneck pumpkin and 2 lbs of calabaza with ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves w/ a dash of vanilla baked at 350 for approx a 1/2 hour and added to the boil. The hops were Glacier, Styrian Aurora, Premiant, Bodicea, and Dry Hopped w/ Spalt

November 17, 2007 am 09:15am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)

.5 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.
0.50 lbs American Caramel 40°L

American Caramel 40°L

Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.
0.5 lbs American Vienna

American Vienna

Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
0.5 lbs American Chocolate Malt

American Chocolate Malt

Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
0.5 lbs Melanoidin Malt

Melanoidin Malt

Red Ales
.5 lbs English Mild Ale

English Mild Ale

Dry, nutty malty flavor. Promotes body. Use in English mild ales.
.05 lbs Dry Amber Extract

Dry Amber Extract

Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.
.07 lbs Amber Liquid; Alexanders

Amber Liquid; Alexanders

Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
3 lbs Liquid Amber Extract

Liquid Amber Extract

Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
.5 lbs Dry Light Extract

Dry Light Extract

White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
0.5 lbs Oats Raw

Oats Raw

Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.
.5 oz Glacier - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

Glacier

An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.
0.50 oz Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a. - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a.
.5 oz Styrian Goldings - 7.6 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

Styrian Goldings

Mild, pleasant.
.5 oz Czech Saaz - 7.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

Czech Saaz

Very mild. 'Noble'.
1.0 oz Spalt Spalter - 4.7 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter

Spalt Spalter

Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
7.7 lb gooseneck pumpkin - (omitted from calculations)

gooseneck pumpkin
2.3 lb Calabaza - (omitted from calculations)

Calabaza
Wyeast 3864-PC Canadian/Belgian Ale

Wyeast 3864-PC Canadian/Belgian Ale

From a Canadian brewery which produces many styles of classic Belgian beers. Mild phenolics, which increase with increased fermentation temperatures. Low ester profile with a dry, slightly tart finish. Complex and well-balanced, alcohol tolerant.

Notes

I did two Identical batches one w/ Unibroue or Wyeast 3864 and another 5 gallon w/ Wyeast VSS series - Fat Tire Yeast adding 1/4 of the amount of pumpkin to the secondary Dry hopped w/ German Spalt for a week

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

		Range for this Style
Original Gravity:	1.043	1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity:	1.008	0.995 - 1.035
Color:	20.7 SRM	1 - 50
Alcohol:	4.4% ABV	2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness:	46.2 IBU	0 - 100

	Apparent	Real
Original Extract:	10.59 P	10.59 P
Terminal Extract:	2.17 P	3.75 P
Attenuation:	79.5%	64.6%
	% by Volume	% by Weight
Alcohol:	4.4%	3.5%

	Weight	Calories
Alcohol:	12.5 g	86.5
Carbs:	13.1 g	49.6
Protein:	0.9 g	3.7
		Total Calories
		139.7

Fermentables

Total: 7.12 lbs

Efficiency: 72%

	Quantity	Proportion	Gravity	Color
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.	.5 lbs
American Caramel 40°L American Caramel 40°L Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.	0.50 lbs
American Vienna American Vienna Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.	0.5 lbs
American Chocolate Malt American Chocolate Malt Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.	0.5 lbs
Melanoidin Malt Melanoidin Malt Red Ales	0.5 lbs
English Mild Ale English Mild Ale Dry, nutty malty flavor. Promotes body. Use in English mild ales.	.5 lbs
Dry Amber Extract Dry Amber Extract Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.	.05 lbs
Amber Liquid Amber Liquid; Alexanders Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.	.07 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract Liquid Amber Extract Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.	3 lbs
Dry Light Extract Dry Light Extract White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.	.5 lbs
Oats Raw Oats Raw Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.	0.5 lbs

	Quantity	Boiled
Glacier (6.1%) Glacier An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.	.5 oz	60 min
Marynka (8.0%) Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a.	0.50 oz	45 min
Styrian Goldings (7.6%) Styrian Goldings Mild, pleasant.	.5 oz	30 min
Czech Saaz (7.3%) Czech Saaz Very mild. 'Noble'.	.5 oz	15 min
Spalt Spalter (4.7%) Spalt Spalter Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.	1.0 oz	Dry Hop

Discussion

Slatetank

Great experiment

2009-02-04 4:12pm

My cousin and I consider the best version of pumpkin ale I have ever brewed

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Pusilanimous Pumpkin Ale

Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)

Maris Otter Pale

American Caramel 40°L

American Vienna

American Chocolate Malt

Melanoidin Malt

English Mild Ale

Dry Amber Extract

Amber Liquid; Alexanders

Liquid Amber Extract

Dry Light Extract

Oats Raw

Glacier

Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a.

Styrian Goldings

Czech Saaz

Spalt Spalter

gooseneck pumpkin

Calabaza

Wyeast 3864-PC Canadian/Belgian Ale